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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, and you will eat the plants 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 into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:7 - Then Gideon replied, “Just for that, when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with desert thorns and briers.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:16 - He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson by punishing them with desert thorns and briers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:6 - But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:13 - and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:12 - The peoples will be burned to ashes; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:3 - This is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:13 - They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will wear themselves out but gain nothing. They will bear the shame of their harvest because of the LORD’s fierce anger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:24 - “ ‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. 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 wickedness[fn] will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
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