What does קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת mean in the Bible?
קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת is a Hebrew word meaning "a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)".
Hebrew · H7193
קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת
A scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)
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קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת H7193
What does קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת mean in the Bible?
קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת is a Hebrew word meaning "a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)".
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How does the BSB render H7193?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and scales (5), of mail (1), to cling to your scales (1), to your scales (1).
Where does קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (2), Ezekiel (2), 1 Samuel (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 scales 5× Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:12, Deuteronomy 14:9
of mail 1× 1 Samuel 17:5
to cling to your scales 1× Ezekiel 29:4
to your scales 1× Ezekiel 29:4
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:9 וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת to and scales Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:10 וְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂת to and scales Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 11:12 וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת to and scales Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:9 וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת to and scales Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:10 וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת to and scales Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:5 קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים to of mail Noun - feminine plural Ezekiel 29:4 בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ to to cling to your scales Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Ezekiel 29:4 בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ to to your scales Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:9
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 2 1 Samuel 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת 3x wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ Leviticus 11:12, Deuteronomy 14:9, Deuteronomy 14:10
בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ 1x bə·qaś·qə·śō·ṯe·ḵā Ezekiel 29:4
בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ 1x bə·qaś·qə·śō·ṯe·ḵā Ezekiel 29:4
וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת 1x wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ Leviticus 11:9
וְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂת 1x wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ Leviticus 11:10
קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים 1x qaś·qaś·śîm 1 Samuel 17:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 5x Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:12, Deuteronomy 14:9
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 29:4
Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Samuel 17:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)
Source Gloss
a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal) BDB: scale Usage: mail, scale.
Grammatical Forms
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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