What does קוֹמָה mean in the Bible?
קוֹמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "height".
Hebrew · H6967
קוֹמָה
Height
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קוֹמָה H6967
What does קוֹמָה mean in the Bible?
קוֹמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "height".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6967?
The BSB source-word alignment has 45 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include high (26), in height (5), . . . (2), its tallest (2), tall (2).
Where does קוֹמָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (13), Exodus (10), Ezekiel (8), 2 Chronicles (3).
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 high 26× Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:1
in height 5× 1 Kings 7:23, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 31:10
. . . 2× 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel 28:20
its tallest 2× 2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24
tall 2× 2 Kings 25:17, Jeremiah 52:21
- 1× 1 Kings 7:16
and the height 1× 1 Kings 6:26
height 1× Ezekiel 13:18
higher 1× Ezekiel 31:5
in diameter 1× 1 Kings 7:32
on high 1× Ezekiel 31:3
trees 1× Isaiah 10:33
Your stature 1× Song Of Solomon 7:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:15 קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:10 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 25:23 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 27:1 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 27:18 וְקֹמָ֛ה to high Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 30:2 קֹמָת֑וֹ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:1 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:10 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:25 קֹֽמָת֔וֹ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 38:1 קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ to high Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:15
Aligned rows 45
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Exodus 10 1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 13 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 8
Source forms
קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ 6x qō·mā·ṯōw Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 37:1
קוֹמַת֙ 3x qō·w·maṯ 1 Kings 6:26, 1 Kings 7:15, 1 Kings 7:16
קוֹמָ֖ה 2x qō·w·māh 1 Kings 7:35, Ezekiel 13:18
קוֹמַ֤ת 2x qō·w·maṯ 2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 37:24
קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ 2x qō·w·mā·ṯāh Genesis 6:15, 1 Kings 7:27
קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ 2x qō·w·mā·ṯōw 1 Kings 6:20, 2 Chronicles 4:2
קוֹמָת֑וֹ 2x qō·w·mā·ṯōw 1 Kings 7:2, 2 Chronicles 6:13
קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ 2x qō·w·mā·ṯōw 1 Kings 6:2, 1 Kings 6:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 21x Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 30:2
Noun - feminine singular construct 8x 1 Kings 6:26, 1 Kings 7:15, 1 Kings 7:16, 2 Kings 19:23
Noun - feminine singular 4x 1 Kings 7:35, Ezekiel 13:18, Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 31:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x Exodus 27:18, Exodus 38:18, Ezekiel 40:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 3x 1 Kings 7:32, 2 Kings 25:17, Jeremiah 52:22
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Genesis 6:15, 1 Kings 7:27
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 10:33
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 7:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. height
Source Gloss
height
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
height Usage: × along, height, high, stature, tall.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קוֹמָה is built from this root:
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