Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
nest
Usage: 1) nest 1a) nest (of bird) 1b) cells (like nests in Noah's ark)
Strong's Number
H7064
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
10
Strong's H7064 Quick Answer
Strong's H7064 קֵן (qen) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qen (kane) n-m. 1. a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings 2. (figuratively) a chamber or dwelling It has 13 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include nest and rooms. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- qen (kane) n-m. 1. a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings 2. (figuratively) a chamber or dwelling
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- nest and rooms
Meaning and Definition
qen (kane) n-m. 1. a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings 2. (figuratively) a chamber or dwelling [contracted from H7077] KJV: nest, room. Root(s): H7077
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7064. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7064 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qen, 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.
nest
Numbers 24:21
12×
rooms
Genesis 6:14
How Strong's H7064 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 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7064 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 H7064 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7064.
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7064, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7064 FAQ
What does qen (קֵן) mean?
Qen (Strong's H7064) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "nest". qen (kane) n-m. 1. a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings 2. (figuratively) a chamber or dwelling
How many times is qen (קֵן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H7064 across 10 books.
Where can I study qen (קֵן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7064 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qen (קֵן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nest and rooms. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.