Word Study · Strong's H2131 · Hebrew
זִיקָה
ziqah
zee-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: zîyqâh
“properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
Rendered in the KJV as
chain, fetter, firebrand, spark.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- בְּזִקִּ֑ים1
- בַּזִּקִּ֑ים1
- בַּזִּקִּ֖ים1
- בַזִּקִּֽים׃1
- וּבְזִיקוֹת֙1
- זִיק֑וֹת1
- זִקִּ֗ים1
How it is rendered · 6
- in the fetters2
- and with [the] firebrands1
- burning arrows1
- of firebrands1
- with fetters1
- with the fetters1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine plural1
- noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncmpa · 3
- HC/R/Ncfpa · 1
- HNcfpa · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs1 occurrence
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 45:14בַּזִּקִּ֖יםbazikimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThis is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”here: in the fetters
- Isaiah 50:11זִיק֑וֹתzikotnoun · feminine pluralBehold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.here: of firebrands
- Isaiah 50:11וּבְזִיקוֹת֙uvezikotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine pluralBehold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.here: and with [the] firebrands