What does קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh) mean in the Bible?
קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh): A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
Hebrew · H7086
קְעָרָה
A bowl (as cut out hollow)
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קְעָרָהH7086
Pronunciationqĕʿārāh
What does קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh) mean in the Bible?
קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh): A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7086?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include platter (13), the plates (2), its plates (1), platters (1).
Where does קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (15), Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itplatter13×Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31
the plates2×Exodus 25:29, Numbers 4:7
its plates1×Exodus 37:16
platters1×Numbers 7:84
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Exodus 25:29קְּעָרֹתָ֜יוtothe platesNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 37:16קְעָרֹתָ֤יוtoits platesNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularNumbers 4:7הַקְּעָרֹ֤תtothe platesArticle | Noun - feminine pluralNumbers 7:13קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 7:19קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 7:25קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 7:31קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 7:37קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 7:43קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 7:49קַֽעֲרַת־toplatterNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 25:29
Aligned rows17
Books represented2
Exodus2Numbers15
Source forms
קַֽעֲרַת־10xqa·‘ă·raṯ-Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31, Numbers 7:37
קַֽעֲרַת־2xqa·‘ă·raṯ-Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:79
הַקְּעָרָ֤ה1xhaq·qə·‘ā·rāhNumbers 7:85
הַקְּעָרֹ֤ת1xhaq·qə·‘ā·rōṯNumbers 4:7
קַעֲרֹ֨ת1xqa·‘ă·rōṯNumbers 7:84
קְעָרֹתָ֤יו1xqə·‘ā·rō·ṯāwExodus 37:16
קְּעָרֹתָ֜יו1xqə·‘ā·rō·ṯāwExodus 25:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct12xNumbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xNumbers 4:7
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xNumbers 7:85
Noun - feminine plural construct1xNumbers 7:84
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
Source Gloss
a bowl (as cut out hollow)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
a bowl (as cut out hollow) BDB: dish Usage: charger, dish.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קְעָרָה is built from this root: