Qûwn — H6969

H6969 · Hebrew — קון

Pronunciation: koon

Definition

verb

to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)

  1. to chant a dirge, chant, wail, lament
    1. (Polel) to lament

Usually translated as

lament, mourning woman

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

Qûwn occurs 8 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Q