7064. qen

Lexicon

qen: Nest

Original Word: קֵן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qen
Pronunciation: kane
Phonetic Spelling: (kane)
Definition: Nest
Meaning: a nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

nest, room

Contracted from qanan; a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room.

see HEBREW qanan

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a nest
NASB Translation
nest (11), nestlings (1), rooms (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קֵן noun masculine^{Deuteronomy 22:6} nest; — absolute ׳ק Isaiah 10:14 +; construct קַןֿ Deuteronomy 22:6; suffix קִנּוֺ Deuteronomy 32:11+, etc.; plural קִנִּים Genesis 6:14; —

1 nest, of bird Deuteronomy 22:6; Job 39:27; in sim Isaiah 10:14; Proverbs 27:8, of nestlings Deuteronomy 32:11; Isaiah 16:2 (קֵן מְשֻׁלָּח֑), perhaps also עִםקִֿנִּי Job 29:18, but difficult, Che^{JQ July, 1897, 578} proposes זָקֵן or בִּוִקֻנַי (compare ᵐ5); nest on high, of rock-dwellings Numbers 24:21 (JE) Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 4; figurative of Chaldeans' secure abode Habakkuk 2:9; temple as secure home for Israel Psalm 84:4 (figurative of swallow).

2 cells, like nests, in Noah's ark Genesis 6:14 (P; read probably קִנִּים קִנִּים, so Lag Ol Bu^Urg.255 Di Holz Gunk).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָנַן (qanah), which means to erect or build.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3502: νεοσσός (neossos) • This Greek term refers to a young bird or nestling, similar to the Hebrew קֵן when it denotes nestlings.
• G3555: νοσσιά (nossia) • This Greek word means a nest, aligning closely with the primary meaning of קֵן as a nest or dwelling.

These entries provide a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew word קֵן, illustrating its usage and significance within the biblical text.

Usage: The word קֵן is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to describe the physical nests of birds, metaphorical nests or dwellings, and sometimes the inhabitants of these nests, such as nestlings.

Context: • The Hebrew word קֵן appears in several passages throughout the Old Testament, often in poetic or metaphorical contexts. It is used to describe the nests of birds, as seen in Deuteronomy 32:11, where it illustrates God's care for Israel: "As an eagle stirs up its nest, and hovers over its young, He spreads His wings to catch them and carries them on His pinions."
• In Job 29:18, the term is used metaphorically to express a sense of security and prosperity: "I thought, 'I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.'"
• The word also appears in Proverbs 27:8, highlighting the idea of displacement: "Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home."
• קֵן can also refer to human dwellings or chambers, as seen in Numbers 24:21, where Balaam speaks of the Kenites: "Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a rock."
• The imagery of a nest is often used to convey themes of safety, care, and sometimes vulnerability, reflecting the broader biblical themes of divine protection and human reliance on God.

Forms and Transliterations

כַקֵּ֤ן ׀ כקן קִנִּ֖ים קִנִּ֣י קִנֶּ֑ךָ קִנֶּ֔ךָ קִנֶּֽךָ׃ קִנָּ֑הּ קִנּ֔וֹ קִנּֽוֹ׃ קֵ֣ן קֵ֥ן קַן־ קן קן־ קנה קנו קנו׃ קני קנים קנך קנך׃ chakKen kan ḵaq·qên ḵaqqên ken kinNah kinNecha kinNi kinNim kinNo qan- qên qin·nāh qin·ne·ḵā qin·nî qin·nîm qin·nōw qinnāh qinneḵā qinnî qinnîm qinnōw

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 6:14
HEB: עֲצֵי־ גֹ֔פֶר קִנִּ֖ים תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֶת־
NAS: the ark with rooms, and shall cover
KJV: wood; rooms shalt thou make
INT: wood of gopher rooms shall make in

Numbers 24:21
HEB: וְשִׂ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖לַע קִנֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: is enduring, And your nest is set
KJV: and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
INT: is set the cliff and your nest

Deuteronomy 22:6
HEB: כִּ֣י יִקָּרֵ֣א קַן־ צִפּ֣וֹר ׀ לְפָנֶ֡יךָ
NAS: upon a bird's nest along the way,
KJV: If a bird's nest chance to be before
INT: If happen nest A bird's to be before

Deuteronomy 32:11
HEB: כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ יָעִ֣יר קִנּ֔וֹ עַל־ גּוֹזָלָ֖יו
NAS: that stirs up its nest, That hovers
KJV: stirreth up her nest, fluttereth
INT: an eagle stirs nest over young

Job 29:18
HEB: וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־ קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל
NAS: I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply
KJV: I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply
INT: thought in my nest shall die as the sand

Job 39:27
HEB: וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנּֽוֹ׃
NAS: mounts up And makes his nest on high?
KJV: and make her nest on high?
INT: for and makes his nest

Psalm 84:3
HEB: בַ֡יִת וּדְר֤וֹר ׀ קֵ֥ן לָהּ֮ אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: And the swallow a nest for herself, where
KJV: and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay
INT: A house and the swallow A nest where may lay

Proverbs 27:8
HEB: נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן־ קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־ אִ֝֗ישׁ
NAS: that wanders from her nest, So
KJV: that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man
INT: wanders from her nest So man

Isaiah 10:14
HEB: וַתִּמְצָ֨א כַקֵּ֤ן ׀ יָדִי֙ לְחֵ֣יל
NAS: of the peoples like a nest, And as one gathers
KJV: hath found as a nest the riches
INT: reached A nest and my hand to the riches

Isaiah 16:2
HEB: כְעוֹף־ נוֹדֵ֖ד קֵ֣ן מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙
NAS: [or] scattered nestlings, The daughters
KJV: cast out of the nest, [so] the daughters
INT: birds fleeing nestlings scattered become

Jeremiah 49:16
HEB: תַגְבִּ֤יהַ כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ קִנֶּ֔ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אֽוֹרִידְךָ֖
NAS: you make your nest as high
KJV: of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high
INT: make an eagle's your nest there will bring

Obadiah 1:4
HEB: כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖
NAS: you set your nest among
KJV: and though thou set thy nest among the stars,
INT: the stars set your nest there will bring

Habakkuk 2:9
HEB: לָשׂ֤וּם בַּמָּרוֹם֙ קִנּ֔וֹ לְהִנָּצֵ֖ל מִכַּף־
NAS: To put his nest on high,
KJV: that he may set his nest on high,
INT: to put high his nest To be delivered the hand

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7064
13 Occurrences

ḵaq·qên — 1 Occ.
qan- — 1 Occ.
qên — 2 Occ.
qin·nāh — 1 Occ.
qin·ne·ḵā — 3 Occ.
qin·nî — 1 Occ.
qin·nîm — 1 Occ.
qin·nōw — 3 Occ.