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Lexicon :: Strong's H6975 - qôṣ

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קוֹץ
Transliteration
qôṣ
Pronunciation
kotse
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קוּץ (H6972) (in the sense of pricking)
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TWOT Reference: 2003a

Strong’s Definitions

קוֹץ qôwts, kotse; or קֹץ qôts; from H6972 (in the sense of pricking); a thorn:—thorn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H6975 in the following manner: thorn (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H6975 in the following manner: thorn (12x).

  1. thorn, thornbush

    1. thornbush

    2. thorn

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קוֹץ qôwts, kotse; or קֹץ qôts; from H6972 (in the sense of pricking); a thorn:—thorn.
STRONGS H6975: Abbreviations
† I. קוֺץ noun masculineEzekiel 28:24 thornbush, thorn; — absolute ק׳ Genesis 3:18 +; plural קֹצִים Exodus 22:5 +, קוֺצִים Isaiah 33:12 +; construct קוֺצֵי Judges 8:7, 16; —
1. thornbush, + דַּרְדַּר (which see) Genesis 3:18 (J), Hosea 10:8; + שָׁמִיד Isaiah 32:13; + בַּרְקָנִים (which see), הַמִדְבָּר ק׳ Judges 8:7, 16; ק׳ alone Exodus 22:5 (E); בְּאֵשׁ קוֺצִים Psalm 118:12 (simile of foes); in various figurative, Isaiah 33:12; Jeremiah 4:3; Jeremiah 12:13.
2. thorn, fig, Ezekiel 28:24 (with מַכְאִב, see כאב; || סִלּוֺן; which see); simile מֻנָד כְּק׳ 2 Samuel 23:6 (PerlesAnal. 53 conjecture מֹץ, but see also נוד Hoph.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:18; 3:18

Exodus

22:5; 22:5

Judges

8:7; 8:7; 8:16; 8:16

2 Samuel

23:6

Psalms

118:12

Isaiah

32:13; 33:12; 33:12

Jeremiah

4:3; 12:13

Ezekiel

28:24; 28:24

Hosea

10:8

H6975

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6975 matches the Hebrew קוֹץ (qôṣ),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:18 - It will produce thorns and thistles for you, but you will eat the grain of the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:6 - "If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or standing grain or the whole field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:7 - Gideon said, "Since you will not help, after the LORD hands Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will thresh your skin with desert thorns and briers."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:16 - He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then "threshed" the men of Succoth with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:6 - But evil people are like thorns - all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:13 - Mourn over the land of my people, which is overgrown with thorns and briers, and over all the once-happy houses in the city filled with revelry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:12 - The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:3 - Yes, the LORD has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: "Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:13 - My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the LORD will take them away in his fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:24 - "'No longer will Israel suffer from the sharp briers or painful thorns of all who surround and scorn them. Then they will know that I am the sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 - The high places of the "House of Wickedness" will be destroyed; it is the place where Israel sins. Thorns and thistles will grow up over its altars. Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall on us!"
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