6893. qaath

Lexicon

qaath: Pelican

Original Word: קָאַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: qa'ath
Pronunciation: kah-ath'
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-ath')
Definition: Pelican
Meaning: the pelican

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cormorant

From qow'; probably the pelican (from vomiting) -- cormorant.

see HEBREW qow'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
(a bird) perhaps pelican
NASB Translation
pelican (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קָאַת, קָאָת noun [feminine] a bird, usually pelican (compare ᵐ5 Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Psalms, ᵑ9 Psalms (derived by Thes from [קוא], קיא (see Kö^{ii. 1, 173}, and, on ת, Ges^{§ 80g}), as throwing up food from its crop for its young); but sea-fowl improbable in Psalms, Isaiah; Late Hebrew קָאָת, ᵑ7 קָאתָא id.); — absolute הַקָּאָת Leviticus 11:18 = Deuteronomy 14:17, as unclean; קָאַת (van d. H. Gi; Baer קָאָת) Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14, as inhabiting ruins; construct קְאַת מִדְכָּר Psalm 102:7, simile of loneliness.

קַב see I. קבב. Below

I. קבב (√ of following; compare Arabic arch, dome (hence 'al-cove'), vaulted tent, especially tent of honour Goldziher^{ZMG xlvii (1893), 74 f.} Jacob^{Beduinenleben (2) 86, 245}; Syriac vault, dome, id., vaulted tent PS^3466b; so Late Hebrew קוּבָּה, specifically lupanar; ᵑ7 קוּבְּתָא vault (especially vaulted heavens); perhaps also Assyrian ‡abâbu, shield).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to vomit

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in the Strong's Concordance is G3732 (πελεκάν • pelekan), which also refers to the pelican. This Greek term is used in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, to translate the Hebrew קָאַת (qa'at). The imagery and symbolism associated with the pelican in the Greek texts remain consistent with the Hebrew usage, emphasizing themes of desolation and abandonment.

Usage: The term קָאַת (qa'at) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the pelican, a large water bird known for its distinctive pouch. It is often associated with desolation and wilderness in biblical imagery.

Context: The Hebrew word קָאַת (qa'at) appears in the Old Testament and is traditionally translated as "pelican." This bird is mentioned in contexts that evoke images of desolation and abandonment, often symbolizing a place that has been forsaken or left in ruins. The pelican is known for inhabiting deserted areas, which aligns with its biblical portrayal.

In the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), the pelican is mentioned in passages such as:
• Psalm 102:6 (BSB): "I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert."
• Isaiah 34:11 (BSB): "The desert owl and screech owl will possess it; the great owl and the raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom the measuring line of chaos and the plumb line of destruction."
• Zephaniah 2:14 (BSB): "Flocks and herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. The desert owl and the screech owl will roost on her columns. Their calls will echo through the windows; rubble will be in the doorways, and the beams of cedar will be exposed."

These references highlight the pelican's association with solitude and desolation, often used metaphorically to describe the aftermath of divine judgment or the state of a forsaken land.

Forms and Transliterations

הַקָּאָ֖ת הקאת וְהַקָּאָ֥ת והקאת לִקְאַ֣ת לקאת קָאַ֣ת קָאַת֙ קאת hakkaAt haq·qā·’āṯ haqqā’āṯ kaAt likAt liq’aṯ liq·’aṯ qā’aṯ qā·’aṯ vehakkaAt wə·haq·qā·’āṯ wəhaqqā’āṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 11:18
HEB: הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת וְאֶת־ הַקָּאָ֖ת וְאֶת־ הָרָחָֽם׃
NAS: and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture,
KJV: And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
INT: and the white and the pelican and the carrion

Deuteronomy 14:17
HEB: וְהַקָּאָ֥ת וְאֶֽת־ הָרָחָ֖מָה
NAS: the pelican, the carrion vulture,
KJV: And the pelican, and the gier eagle,
INT: the pelican the carrion the cormorant

Psalm 102:6
HEB: דָּ֭מִיתִי לִקְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי
NAS: I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
KJV: I am like a pelican of the wilderness:
INT: resemble A pelican of the wilderness have become

Isaiah 34:11
HEB: וִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙ קָאַ֣ת וְקִפּ֔וֹד וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף
NAS: But pelican and hedgehog will possess
KJV: But the cormorant and the bittern
INT: will possess pelican and hedgehog and owl

Zephaniah 2:14
HEB: ג֔וֹי גַּם־ קָאַת֙ גַּם־ קִפֹּ֔ד
NAS: Both the pelican and the hedgehog
KJV: of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern
INT: herds Both the pelican Both and the hedgehog

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6893
5 Occurrences

haq·qā·’āṯ — 1 Occ.
qā·’aṯ — 2 Occ.
liq·’aṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·haq·qā·’āṯ — 1 Occ.