What does קַשׁ (qaš) mean in the Bible?
קַשׁ (qaš): Dried plant residue left after grain harvest, symbolizing worthlessness or judgment in prophetic contexts
Hebrew · H7179
קַשׁ
Straw (as dry )
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קַשׁH7179
Pronunciationqaš
What does קַשׁ (qaš) mean in the Bible?
קַשׁ (qaš): Dried plant residue left after grain harvest, symbolizing worthlessness or judgment in prophetic contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7179?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like stubble (4), like chaff (3), stubble (3), chaff (2), will be stubble (2).
Where does קַשׁ (qaš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 5:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Job (3), Exodus (2), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itlike stubble4×Exodus 15:7, Isaiah 40:24, Isaiah 47:14, Nahum 1:10
like chaff3×Job 41:28, Psalms 83:13, Jeremiah 13:24
stubble3×Exodus 5:12, Isaiah 33:11, Joel 2:5
chaff2×Job 13:25, Isaiah 41:2
will be stubble2×Obadiah 1:18, Malachi 4:1
as straw1×Job 41:29
the straw1×Isaiah 5:24
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 5:12קַ֖שׁtostubbleNoun - masculine singularExodus 15:7כַּקַּֽשׁ׃tolike stubblePreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularJob 13:25קַ֖שׁtochaffNoun - masculine singularJob 41:28לְ֝קַ֗שׁtolike chaffPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJob 41:29כְּ֭קַשׁtoas strawPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 83:13כְּ֝קַ֗שׁtolike chaffPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 5:24קַ֜שׁtothe strawNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 33:11קַ֑שׁtostubbleNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 40:24כַּקַּ֥שׁtolike stubblePreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 41:2כְּקַ֥שׁtochaffPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 5:12
Aligned rows16
Books represented9
Exodus2Job3Psalms1Isaiah5Jeremiah1Joel1Obadiah1Nahum1Malachi1
Source forms
כְּקַ֥שׁ2xkə·qašIsaiah 41:2, Nahum 1:10
קַ֖שׁ2xqašExodus 5:12, Job 13:25
כְקַשׁ֙1xḵə·qašIsaiah 47:14
כְּ֭קַשׁ1xkə·qašJob 41:29
כְּ֝קַ֗שׁ1xkə·qašPsalms 83:13
כַּקַּ֥שׁ1xkaq·qašIsaiah 40:24
כְּקַשׁ־1xkə·qaš-Jeremiah 13:24
כַּקַּֽשׁ׃1xkaq·qašExodus 15:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xExodus 5:12, Job 13:25, Isaiah 5:24, Isaiah 33:11
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular6xJob 41:29, Psalms 83:13, Isaiah 41:2, Isaiah 47:14
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 15:7, Isaiah 40:24
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular2xJob 41:28, Obadiah 1:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Dried plant residue left after grain harvest, symbolizing worthlessness or judgment in prophetic contexts
Source Gloss
straw (as dry )
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Dried plant residue left after grain harvest, symbolizing worthlessness or judgment in prophetic contexts
straw (as dry) BDB: stubble Usage: stubble.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קַשׁ is built from this root:
קָשַׁשׁH7197