The meaning of “קֶמַח”
Understanding qemach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
flour, meal. - flour 1) flour, meal, meal flour
קֶמַח
flour, meal. - flour 1) flour, meal, meal flour
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 18:6 | “And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.” Word: קֶמַח (qemach) | |
| Judges 6:19 | “And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.” Word: קֶמַח (qemach) | |
| 2 Samuel 17:28 | “Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,” Word: קֶמַח (qemach) | |
| 2 Kings 4:41 | “But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.” Word: קֶמַח (qemach) | |
| Isaiah 47:2 | “Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.” Word: קֶמַח (qemach) |
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