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קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת H7193
H7193 is the Hebrew word קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת, transliterated qasqeseth and said kas-keh'-seth. The King James Version most often renders it scales.
What it means
a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal).
Where it comes from
by reduplication from an unused root meaning to shale off as bark.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: mail, scale.
Verses using קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 11:9 · KJV
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
Leviticus 11:10 · KJV
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
Leviticus 11:12 · KJV
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
Deuteronomy 14:9 · KJV
These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
Deuteronomy 14:10 · KJV
And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
1 Samuel 17:5 · KJV
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
Ezekiel 29:4 · KJV
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7193 mean?
H7193 is the Hebrew word קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת (qasqeseth), meaning a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal).
How is H7193 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it scales (5 times), nor scales (1 time), mail (1 time).
How many times does H7193 appear in the Bible?
קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת (qasqeseth) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7193 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: by reduplication from an unused root meaning to shale off as bark.
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