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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6896. קֵבָה (qebah) -- stomach, belly</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6896.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/deuteronomy/18-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6896.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6896</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6895.htm" title="6895">◄</a> 6896. qebah <a href="../hebrew/6897.htm" title="6897">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">qebah: stomach, belly</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קֵבָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>qebah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keh-BAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kay-baw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>stomach, belly<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the paunch, first stomach of ruminants<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to be hollow<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is κοιλία (koilia), Strong's Greek #2836, which also means belly or womb.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "qebah" refers to the stomach or belly, often used in a literal sense to describe the physical organ within the human body. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the innermost parts or the seat of emotions and desires.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the stomach or belly was often seen as the center of physical needs and desires. It was considered the place where hunger and satisfaction were felt, and metaphorically, it could represent the core of a person's being or emotions. The concept of the belly as a seat of emotions is seen in various ancient cultures, where physical sensations were closely linked to emotional states.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>stomach, belly<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>body (1), stomach (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">קֵבָה</font>, suffix <font class="hebrew2">קֳבָתָהּ</font> (Kö<sup>l.c.</sup> compare Ges<sup>§ 10h</sup>) </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>stomach, belly</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הַקּ</font> fo sacrificial victim, assigned to priest <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Deuteronomy 18:3</a>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">τὸ ἔνυστρον</font>, i.e. <em>fourth stomach</em> of ruminants (compare Dr), <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> <em>ventriculum.</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> suffix of woman, apparently more Generally, <em>belly</em> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/25-8.htm">Numbers 25:8</a> (P). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>maw <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6895.htm">qabab</a>; the paunch (as a cavity) or first stomach of ruminants -- maw. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6895.htm">qabab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ והקבה׃ vehakkeVah wə·haq·qê·ḇāh wəhaqqêḇāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 18:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַזְּרֹ֥עַ וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם <b> וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the two cheeks <span class="itali">and the stomach.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the two cheeks, <span class="itali">and the maw.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the shoulder and the two <span class="itali">and the stomach</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6896.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6896.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6896<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vehakkevah_6896.htm">wə·haq·qê·ḇāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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