TBESH · H6969
קִינֵן · qun · to chant
1) to chant a dirge, chant, wail, lament 1a) (Polel) to lament
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qun H6969
קִינֵן (qun) means “to chant” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
קִינֵן Hebrew · H6969 8 tagged occurrences in 6 verses
Pronunciation guide: koon Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)
KJV glosses: lament, mourning woman.
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How translators render H6969
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and mourn | 1 |
| is the lament | 1 |
| lamented | 1 |
| sang this lament | 1 |
| the wailing women | 1 |
| they will chant it | 1 |
| took up | 1 |
| will chant it | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| lamented | 3 |
| for the mourning women | 1 |
| for thee and lament | 1 |
| her they shall lament | 1 |
| shall lament | 1 |
| wherewith they shall lament | 1 |
Verses containing H6969
Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 2 Samuel 1:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 3:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 35:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 9:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.16
- Ezekiel 27:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
Read word by word - Ezekiel 32:16
· BSB · 3 occurrences
This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.”
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