What does קָשָׂה (qāšāh) mean in the Bible?
קָשָׂה (qāšāh): Vessel for liquids, narrow-necked jug whose name derives from its distinctive curved or pinched shape
Hebrew · H7184
קָשָׂה
A jug (from its shape)
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קָשָׂה H7184
Pronunciation qāšāh
What does קָשָׂה (qāšāh) mean in the Bible?
קָשָׂה (qāšāh): Vessel for liquids, narrow-necked jug whose name derives from its distinctive curved or pinched shape
Full entry for קָשָׂה (H7184) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7184?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and pitchers (3), as well as the pitchers (1).
Where does קָשָׂה (qāšāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Numbers (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 It and pitchers 3× Exodus 37:16, Numbers 4:7, 1 Chronicles 28:17
as well as the pitchers 1× Exodus 25:29
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:29 וּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙ to as well as the pitchers Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:16 הַקְּשָׂוֺ֔ת to and pitchers Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 4:7 קְשׂ֣וֹת to and pitchers Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Chronicles 28:17 וְהַקְּשָׂוֺ֖ת to and pitchers Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:29
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Exodus 2 Numbers 1 1 Chronicles 1
Source forms
הַקְּשָׂוֺ֔ת 1x haq·qə·śā·wōṯ Exodus 37:16
וְהַקְּשָׂוֺ֖ת 1x wə·haq·qə·śā·wōṯ 1 Chronicles 28:17
וּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙ 1x ū·qə·śō·w·ṯāw Exodus 25:29
קְשׂ֣וֹת 1x qə·śō·wṯ Numbers 4:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Exodus 37:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 25:29
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 28:17
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Numbers 4:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Vessel for liquids, narrow-necked jug whose name derives from its distinctive curved or pinched shape
Source Gloss
a jug (from its shape)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Vessel for liquids, narrow-necked jug whose name derives from its distinctive curved or pinched shape
a jug (from its shape) BDB: jug Usage: cover, cup.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain