Strong's H7058 · Hebrew
קֶמַח
qemach · /keh'-makh/
Definition
flour
KJV: flour, meal.
Root / derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to grind;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קֶמַח across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Samuel2 verses
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
1 Samuel 28:24And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
1 Kings4 verses
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, provision: Heb. bread measures: Heb. cors
1 Kings 17:12And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
1 Kings 17:14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. sendeth: Heb. giveth
1 Kings 17:16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. by: Heb. by the hand of
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7058 (qemach) mean?
flour
How many times does H7058 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7058 (קֶמַח) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “meal.”
How is qemach translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7058 is rendered as “meal” (10×), “flour” (4×).
Where does the Hebrew word קֶמַח come from?
from an unused root probably meaning to grind;