What does קָמָה mean in the Bible?
e. a stalk of grain".
Hebrew · H7054
קָמָה
Something that rises , i.e. a stalk of grain
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קָמָה H7054
What does קָמָה mean in the Bible?
קָמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "something that rises , i.e. a stalk of grain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7054?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include it is grown (2), standing grain (2), and the standing grain (1), grain (1), grainfield (1).
Where does קָמָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Isaiah (2), Judges (2), 2 Kings (1).
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 it is grown 2× 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
standing grain 2× Exodus 22:6, Hosea 8:7
and the standing grain 1× Judges 15:5
grain 1× Deuteronomy 23:25
grainfield 1× Deuteronomy 23:25
into the standing grain 1× Judges 15:5
the standing grain 1× Isaiah 17:5
to the standing grain 1× Deuteronomy 16:9
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:6 הַקָּמָ֖ה to standing grain Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 16:9 בַּקָּמָ֔ה to to the standing grain Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 23:25 בְּקָמַ֣ת to grainfield Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 23:25 קָמַ֥ת to grain Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 15:5 בְּקָמ֣וֹת to into the standing grain Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Judges 15:5 קָמָ֖ה to and the standing grain Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 19:26 קָמָֽה׃ to it is grown Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 17:5 קָמָ֔ה to the standing grain Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 37:27 קָמָֽה׃ to it is grown Noun - feminine singular Hosea 8:7 קָמָ֣ה to standing grain Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 22:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 3 Judges 2 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 2 Hosea 1
Source forms
קָמָֽה׃ 2x qā·māh 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
בַּקָּמָ֔ה 1x baq·qā·māh Deuteronomy 16:9
בְּקָמ֣וֹת 1x bə·qā·mō·wṯ Judges 15:5
בְּקָמַ֣ת 1x bə·qā·maṯ Deuteronomy 23:25
הַקָּמָ֖ה 1x haq·qā·māh Exodus 22:6
קָמָ֖ה 1x qā·māh Judges 15:5
קָמָ֔ה 1x qā·māh Isaiah 17:5
קָמָ֣ה 1x qā·māh Hosea 8:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 5x Judges 15:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 17:5, Isaiah 37:27
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 22:6
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 23:25
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Judges 15:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 23:25
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 16:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something that rises , i.e. a stalk of grain
Source Gloss
something that rises , i.e. a stalk of grain
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something that rises, i.e. a stalk of grain BDB: standing grain Usage: (standing) corn, grown up, stalk.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קָמָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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