The meaning of “קִיקָיוֹן”
Understanding qîyqâyôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
gourd. - the gourd (as nauseous) 1) a plant 1a) perhaps a gourd, castor-oil plant, bottle-gourd
קִיקָיוֹן
gourd. - the gourd (as nauseous) 1) a plant 1a) perhaps a gourd, castor-oil plant, bottle-gourd
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonah 4:6 | “And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.” Word: קִיקָיוֹן (qîyqâyôwn) | |
| Jonah 4:7 | “But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.” Word: קִיקָיוֹן (qîyqâyôwn) | |
| Jonah 4:9 | “And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.” Word: קִיקָיוֹן (qîyqâyôwn) | |
| Jonah 4:10 | “Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:” Word: קִיקָיוֹן (qîyqâyôwn) |