6975. qots

Lexicon

qots: Thorn, brier

Original Word: קוֹץ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qowts
Pronunciation: kōts
Phonetic Spelling: (kotse)
Definition: Thorn, brier
Meaning: a thorn

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

thorn

Or qots {kotse}; from quwts (in the sense of pricking); a thorn -- thorn.

see HEBREW quwts

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a thorn, thornbush
NASB Translation
thorn (2), thorn bushes (1), thorns (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. קוֺץ noun masculine^{Ezekiel 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 (q. v.) Genesis 3:18 (J), Hosea 10:8; + שָׁמִיד Isaiah 32:13; + בַּרְקָנִים (q. v.), 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 12:18.

2 thorn, fig, Ezekiel 28:24 (with מַכְאִב, see כאב; "" סִלּוֺן; q. v.); simile מֻנָד ׳כְּק 2 Samuel 23:6 (Perles^Anal.53 conjecture מֹץ, but see also נוד Hoph`al).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to prick.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek entry is Strong's G173, ἄκανθα (akantha), which also means "thorn" and is used in similar metaphorical contexts in the New Testament. This term appears in passages such as Matthew 13:7, where thorns choke the seeds in the Parable of the Sower, symbolizing the cares of the world that hinder spiritual growth.

This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew word קוֹץ (qots), its origins, meanings, and usage within the biblical text, offering insights into its theological and metaphorical significance.

Usage: The term קוֹץ (qots) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe literal thorns found in nature, as well as metaphorical thorns that symbolize challenges or adversities faced by individuals or groups. It appears in various contexts, often highlighting the consequences of disobedience or the presence of enemies.

Context: • The word קוֹץ (qots) appears in several passages throughout the Old Testament, often in the context of agricultural imagery or as a metaphor for trouble and hardship. For example, in Genesis 3:18, thorns are mentioned as part of the curse upon the ground following Adam's disobedience: "Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field."
• In Numbers 33:55, the Israelites are warned that if they do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those remaining will become "thorns in your sides," indicating persistent trouble and irritation.
• The prophetic literature also uses the imagery of thorns to describe the desolation and judgment upon the land, as seen in Isaiah 5:6: "I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there."
• The metaphorical use of thorns extends to the New Testament, where the Apostle Paul refers to a "thorn in the flesh" in 2 Corinthians 12:7, using the Greek equivalent to describe a persistent affliction or challenge.

Forms and Transliterations

וְק֣וֹץ וְק֥וֹץ וְקֹצִ֣ים וקוץ וקצים כְּק֥וֹץ כקוץ ק֣וֹץ ק֥וֹץ קֹצִים֙ קוֹצִ֑ים קוֹצִ֥ים קוֹצִֽים׃ קוֹצֵ֥י קוץ קוצי קוצים קוצים׃ קצים kə·qō·wṣ keKotz kəqōwṣ Kotz koTzei koTzim qō·ṣîm qō·w·ṣê qō·w·ṣîm qō·wṣ qōṣîm qōwṣ qōwṣê qōwṣîm veKotz vekoTzim wə·qō·ṣîm wə·qō·wṣ wəqōṣîm wəqōwṣ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 3:18
HEB: וְק֥וֹץ וְדַרְדַּ֖ר תַּצְמִ֣יחַֽ
NAS: Both thorns and thistles
KJV: Thorns also and thistles
INT: thorns and thistles shall grow

Exodus 22:6
HEB: אֵ֜שׁ וּמָצְאָ֤ה קֹצִים֙ וְנֶאֱכַ֣ל גָּדִ֔ישׁ
NAS: out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked
KJV: and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn,
INT: A fire and spreads to thorn is consumed stacked

Judges 8:7
HEB: בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם אֶת־ קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־
NAS: your bodies with the thorns of the wilderness
KJV: your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness
INT: your bodies with the thorns of the wilderness and with

Judges 8:16
HEB: הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־ קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־
NAS: of the city, and thorns of the wilderness
KJV: of the city, and thorns of the wilderness
INT: the elders of the city and thorns of the wilderness and briers

2 Samuel 23:6
HEB: וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כְּק֥וֹץ מֻנָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֑הַם
NAS: of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because
KJV: But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away,
INT: the worthless thorns will be thrust every

Psalm 118:12
HEB: דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה
NAS: as a fire of thorns; In the name
KJV: as the fire of thorns: for in the name
INT: were extinguished A fire of thorns the name of the LORD

Isaiah 32:13
HEB: אַדְמַ֣ת עַמִּ֔י ק֥וֹץ שָׁמִ֖יר תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה
NAS: of my people [in which] thorns [and] briars
KJV: shall come up thorns [and] briers;
INT: the land of my people thorns briars shall come

Isaiah 33:12
HEB: מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת שִׂ֑יד קוֹצִ֥ים כְּסוּחִ֖ים בָּאֵ֥שׁ
NAS: Like cut thorns which are burned
KJV: of lime: [as] thorns cut up
INT: will be burned to lime thorns cut the fire

Jeremiah 4:3
HEB: תִּזְרְע֖וּ אֶל־ קוֹצִֽים׃
NAS: And do not sow among thorns.
KJV: and sow not among thorns.
INT: sow among thorns

Jeremiah 12:13
HEB: זָרְע֤וּ חִטִּים֙ וְקֹצִ֣ים קָצָ֔רוּ נֶחְל֖וּ
NAS: and have reaped thorns, They have strained
KJV: but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain,
INT: have sown wheat thorns reaped have strained

Ezekiel 28:24
HEB: סִלּ֤וֹן מַמְאִיר֙ וְק֣וֹץ מַכְאִ֔ב מִכֹּל֙
NAS: or a painful thorn from any
KJV: nor [any] grieving thorn of all [that are] round about
INT: brier A prickling thorn A painful any

Hosea 10:8
HEB: חַטַּאת֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ק֣וֹץ וְדַרְדַּ֔ר יַעֲלֶ֖ה
NAS: will be destroyed; Thorn and thistle
KJV: shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle
INT: the sin of Israel Thorn and thistle will grow

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6975
12 Occurrences

kə·qō·wṣ — 1 Occ.
qō·wṣ — 2 Occ.
qō·w·ṣê — 2 Occ.
qō·ṣîm — 4 Occ.
wə·qō·wṣ — 2 Occ.
wə·qō·ṣîm — 1 Occ.