Qôwʼ — H6958

H6958 · Hebrew — קוא

Pronunciation: ko

Other spellings: qâyâh קָיָה

Definition

verb

to vomit

  1. to vomit up, spue out, disgorge
    1. (Qal) to vomit
    2. (Hiphil) to vomit up
      1. of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig)
      2. vomiting, disgorging

Usually translated as

vomit, spue

Origin

or qâyâh; (Jeremiah 25:27), a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Qôwʼ occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (3), Job (1), Proverbs (2), Jonah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Q