HebrewH6989Proper Noun (Feminine)

קְטוּרָה

qe.tu.rah

4Occurrences
H6989Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Keturah, a wife of Abraham

feminine passive participle of H6999 (קָטַר); perfumed;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

קְטוּרָה appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
2
Genesis
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:32BSB

The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.The sons of Jokshan:Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:33BSB

The sons of Midian:Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.All of these were Keturah’s sons.

Genesis 25:1BSB

Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

Genesis 25:4BSB

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.All these were descendants of Keturah.

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