Lexicon :: Strong's H7064 - qēn

קֵן
Transliteration
qēn
Pronunciation
kane
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from קָנַן (H7077)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2042a

Strong’s Definitions

קֵן qên, kane; contracted from H7077; a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling:—nest, room.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H7064 in the following manner: nest (12x), room (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H7064 in the following manner: nest (12x), room (1x).
  1. nest

    1. nest (of bird)

    2. cells (like nests in Noah's ark)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֵן qên, kane; contracted from H7077; a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling:—nest, room.
STRONGS H7064: Abbreviations
קֵן noun masculineDeuteronomy 22:6 nest; — absolute ק׳ Isaiah 10:14 +; construct קַןֿ Deuteronomy 22:6; suffix קִנּוֺ Deuteronomy 32:11+, etc.; plural קִנִּים Genesis 6:14; —
1. nest, of bird Deuteronomy 22:6; Job 39:27; in sim Isaiah 10:14; Proverbs 27:8, of nestlings Deuteronomy 32:11; Isaiah 16:2 (קֵן מְשֻׁלָּח֑), perhaps also עִםקִֿנִּי Job 29:18, but difficult, CheJQ July, 1897, 578 proposes זָקֵן or בִּוִקֻנַי (compare ); nest on high, of rock-dwellings Numbers 24:21 (JE) Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 4; figurative of Chaldeans' secure abode Habakkuk 2:9; temple as secure home for Israel Psalm 84:4 (figurative of swallow).
2. cells, like nests, in Noah's ark Genesis 6:14 (P; read probably קִנִּים קִנִּים, so Lag Ol BuUrg.255 Di Holz Gunk).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:14; 6:14

Numbers

24:21

Deuteronomy

22:6; 22:6; 22:6; 32:11; 32:11

Job

29:18; 39:27

Psalms

84:4

Proverbs

27:8

Isaiah

10:14; 10:14; 16:2

Jeremiah

49:16

Obadiah

1:4

Habakkuk

2:9