Qasqeset קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת
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| קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qasqeset |
| Strong's number | H7193 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | scale |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (3) |
Qasqeset (Hebrew קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת, Strong's H7193) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “scale”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
scale (of fish, water animals)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | scales (7), mail (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | scales (5), mail (1), cling to your scales (1), your scales (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qasqeset, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:9These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
- Leviticus 11:10And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
- Leviticus 11:12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 14:9These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,
- Deuteronomy 14:10And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 17:5And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 29:4But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).