7008. qitor
Berean Strong's Lexicon
qitor: Smoke, vapor

Original Word: קִיטוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qitor
Pronunciation: kee-tor'
Phonetic Spelling: (kee-tore')
Definition: Smoke, vapor
Meaning: a fume, cloud

Word Origin: Derived from the root קטר (qatar), which means "to smoke" or "to burn incense."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2586 (kapnos): Refers to smoke, often used in the New Testament to describe the smoke of incense or the smoke of torment in Revelation.

Usage: The Hebrew word "qitor" primarily refers to smoke or vapor, often associated with burning or the rising of smoke. It is used in the context of describing the physical phenomenon of smoke, which can be literal or metaphorical, symbolizing destruction, judgment, or divine presence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, smoke was a common sight due to the frequent use of fire for cooking, warmth, and religious sacrifices. Smoke rising from burnt offerings was a significant aspect of worship, symbolizing prayers ascending to God. The imagery of smoke also conveyed messages of divine wrath or the presence of God, as seen in theophanies where God appears in a cloud of smoke.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
thick smoke
NASB Translation
clouds (1), smoke (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
קִיטוֺר (LagBN 182) noun masculine thick smoke; — קִיטֹר Genesis 19:28 (twice in verse) (J), טוֺר- Psalm 119:83; Psalm 148:8 (figurative of clouds in thouderstorm; Vrss. Apparently קֶדַה, compare Du).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
smoke, vapur

Or qiytor {kee-tore'}; from qatar; a fume, i.e. Cloud -- smoke, vapour.

see HEBREW qatar

Forms and Transliterations
בְּקִיט֑וֹר בקיטור וְקִיט֑וֹר וקיטור כְּקִיטֹ֖ר כקיטר קִיטֹ֣ר קיטר bə·qî·ṭō·wr bekiTor bəqîṭōwr kə·qî·ṭōr kekiTor kəqîṭōr kiTor qî·ṭōr qîṭōr vekiTor wə·qî·ṭō·wr wəqîṭōwr
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 19:28
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֤ה עָלָה֙ קִיטֹ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ כְּקִיטֹ֖ר
NAS: and behold, the smoke of the land
KJV: and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country
INT: and behold ascended the smoke of the land the smoke

Genesis 19:28
HEB: קִיטֹ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ כְּקִיטֹ֖ר הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃
NAS: ascended like the smoke of a furnace.
KJV: went up as the smoke of a furnace.
INT: the smoke of the land the smoke of a furnace

Psalm 119:83
HEB: הָ֭יִיתִי כְּנֹ֣אד בְּקִיט֑וֹר חֻ֝קֶּ֗יךָ לֹ֣א
NAS: like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget
KJV: For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] do I not forget
INT: have become A wineskin the smoke your statutes not

Psalm 148:8
HEB: וּ֭בָרָד שֶׁ֣לֶג וְקִיט֑וֹר ר֥וּחַ סְ֝עָרָ֗ה
NAS: snow and clouds; Stormy
KJV: snow, and vapour; stormy
INT: and hail snow and clouds wind Stormy

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7008
4 Occurrences


bə·qî·ṭō·wr — 1 Occ.
kə·qî·ṭōr — 1 Occ.
qî·ṭōr — 1 Occ.
wə·qî·ṭō·wr — 1 Occ.
















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