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קֶטֶב H6986

H6986 is the Hebrew word קֶטֶב, transliterated qeṭeb and said keh'-teb. The King James Version most often renders it destruction.

Word: קֶטֶבTransliteration: qeṭebSaid: keh'-tebLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

ruin.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to cut off.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

destruction 1×nor for the destruction 1×destroying 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: destroying, destruction.

Verses using קֶטֶב

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 32:24 · KJV

They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

Psalm 91:6 · KJV

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Isaiah 28:2 · KJV

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6986 mean?

H6986 is the Hebrew word קֶטֶב (qeṭeb), meaning ruin.

How is H6986 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it destruction (1 time), nor for the destruction (1 time), destroying (1 time).

How many times does H6986 appear in the Bible?

קֶטֶב (qeṭeb) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6986 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to cut off.

Nearby entries

H6983 · קוֹשׁ — to set a trap H6984 · קוּשָׁיָהוּ — Kushajah, an Israelite H6985 · קַט — a little, i.e. (adverbially) merely H6987 · קֹטֶב — extermination H6988 · קְטוֹרָה — perfume H6989 · קְטוּרָה — Keturah, a wife of Abraham

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