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Strong's H6958 קוֹא (qo)

Qo means “up” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6958
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 4

Strong's H6958 Quick Answer

Strong's H6958 קוֹא קָיָה (qow') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qow' (ko) (or qayah (Jer. 25) v. 1. to vomit [a primitive root] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include vomit, spue, vomiteth, and vomited. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
qow' (ko) (or qayah (Jer. 25) v. 1. to vomit [a primitive root]
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
vomit, spue, vomiteth, and vomited

Meaning and Definition

qow' (ko) (or qayah (Jer. 25) v. 1. to vomit [a primitive root] KJV: spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).

Original Word
קוֹא קָיָה
Transliteration
qow'
Derivation
Root: קוא קיה
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6958. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to vomit

Usage: 1) to vomit up, spue out, disgorge 1a) (Qal) to vomit 1b) (Hiphil) to vomit up 1b1) of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig) 1b2) vomiting, disgorging

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How Strong's H6958 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qow', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

vomit Job 20:15 spue Leviticus 18:28 vomited Jonah 2:10 vomiteth Leviticus 18:25

How Strong's H6958 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6958 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6958 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 18:25 KJV

And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

Leviticus 18:28 KJV

That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

Leviticus 20:22 KJV

Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6958.

Leviticus 18:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
Leviticus 18:28 Old Testament, KJV
That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
Leviticus 20:22 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
Job 20:15 Old Testament, KJV
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Proverbs 23:8 Old Testament, KJV
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Proverbs 25:16 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Jonah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6958, grouped by book.

Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6958 FAQ

What does qo (קוֹא) mean?

Qo (Strong's H6958) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "up". qow' (ko) (or qayah (Jer. 25) v. 1. to vomit [a primitive root]

How many times is qo (קוֹא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H6958 across 4 books.

Where can I study qo (קוֹא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6958 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qo (קוֹא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as vomit, spue, vomiteth, and vomited. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.