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Strong's H7015 קִינָה (qinah)

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

Strong's Number H7015
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 5

Strong's H7015 Quick Answer

Strong's H7015 קִינָה (qiynah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qiynah (kee-naw') n-f. 1. a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments) [from H6969] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include lamentation and lamentations. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
qiynah (kee-naw') n-f. 1. a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments) [from H6969]
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
lamentation and lamentations

Meaning and Definition

qiynah (kee-naw') n-f. 1. a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments) [from H6969] KJV: lamentation. Root(s): H6969

Original Word
קִינָה
Transliteration
qiynah
Derivation
Root: קון First root strongs: 6969
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7015. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7015 Is Translated

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

lamentation 2 Samuel 1:17 14× lamentations 2 Chronicles 35:25

How Strong's H7015 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 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7015 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 H7015 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 1:17 KJV

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

2 Chronicles 35:25 KJV

And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

Jeremiah 7:29 KJV

Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7015.

2 Samuel 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
2 Chronicles 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
Jeremiah 7:29 Old Testament, KJV
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Jeremiah 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
Jeremiah 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
Ezekiel 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
Ezekiel 19:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
Ezekiel 19:14 Old Testament, KJV
And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Ezekiel 26:17 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
Ezekiel 27:2 Old Testament, KJV
Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
Ezekiel 27:32 Old Testament, KJV
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
Ezekiel 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
Ezekiel 32:2 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
Ezekiel 32:16 Old Testament, KJV
This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
Amos 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Amos 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7015, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 9 usages, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7015 FAQ

What does qinah (קִינָה) mean?

Qinah (Strong's H7015) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "lamentation". qiynah (kee-naw') n-f. 1. a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments) [from H6969]

How many times is qinah (קִינָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H7015 across 5 books.

Where can I study qinah (קִינָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7015 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qinah (קִינָה)?

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