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Strong's H6989 קְטוּרָה (qeturah)

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

Strong's Number H6989
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 4
Books 2

Strong's H6989 Quick Answer

Strong's H6989 קְטוּרָה (Qtuwrah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qtuwrah (ket-oo-raw') n/p. 1. perfumed 2. Keturah, a wife of Abraham It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include keturah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Qtuwrah (ket-oo-raw') n/p. 1. perfumed 2. Keturah, a wife of Abraham
Usage
4 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
keturah

Meaning and Definition

Qtuwrah (ket-oo-raw') n/p. 1. perfumed 2. Keturah, a wife of Abraham [feminine passive participle of H6999] KJV: Keturah. Root(s): H6999

Original Word
קְטוּרָה
Transliteration
Qtuwrah
Derivation
First root strongs: 6999
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6989. 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)

Keturah

Usage: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.1; married to Abraham (H0085); mother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744) § Keturah = "incense" wife of Abraham after Sarah's death

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How Strong's H6989 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Qtuwrah, 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.

Keturah Genesis 25:1

How Strong's H6989 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 4 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6989 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 H6989 in the Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 25:1 KJV

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

Genesis 25:4 KJV

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

1 Chronicles 1:32 KJV

Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

Usage Excerpts

First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6989.

Genesis 25:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
1 Chronicles 1:32 Old Testament, KJV
Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:33 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6989, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6989 FAQ

What does qeturah (קְטוּרָה) mean?

Qeturah (Strong's H6989) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Keturah". Qtuwrah (ket-oo-raw') n/p. 1. perfumed 2. Keturah, a wife of Abraham

How many times is qeturah (קְטוּרָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H6989 across 2 books.

Where can I study qeturah (קְטוּרָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6989 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qeturah (קְטוּרָה)?

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