◄ 7021. qiqayon ►
Strong's Lexicon qiqayon: Plant, gourd Original Word: קִיקָיוֹן Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: qiyqayown Pronunciation: kee-kaw-yone' Phonetic Spelling: (kee-kaw-yone') Definition: Plant, gourd Meaning: the gourd Word Origin: Of uncertain derivation Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for "qiqayon," as the plant is specific to the Hebrew text of Jonah. However, the concept of plants and their symbolic use can be found in various Greek terms related to vegetation and parables in the New Testament. Usage: The term "qiqayon" refers to a specific plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah. It is often translated as "gourd" or "plant" and is noted for its rapid growth and provision of shade. The plant is used in the narrative to teach Jonah a lesson about compassion and divine mercy. Cultural and Historical Background: The exact identity of the "qiqayon" plant is uncertain, with various suggestions including the castor oil plant, a type of gourd, or a vine. In the ancient Near East, such plants were valued for their quick growth and ability to provide shade in hot climates. The account of Jonah uses the plant as a symbol of God's provision and the transient nature of earthly comforts. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition (a plant) perhaps castor-oil plant NASB Translation plant (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs קִיקָיוֺן noun masculineJonah 4:6 a plant (compare Assyrian Kukkânîtum (כ) a garden-plant, DlHWB 327); — usually ricinus (R. communis, Linn. = castor-oil tree; compare Dioscoriv. 164 κίκι (Egypt) = κρότων [castor-oil tree]; Talmud שֶׁמֶן קִיק see especially Löwp. 353 f.); perhaps < bottle-gourd (ᵐ5 κολόκυνθα; i.e. cucurbita lagenaria, a vine growing and withering rapidly, Post in HastingsDB ii. 250); — Jonah 4:6 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:7,9,10. קִיקָלוֺן see קלל. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance gourd Perhaps from qayah; the gourd (as nauseous) -- gourd. see HEBREW qayah Forms and Transliterations הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן הקיקיון קִיקָי֞וֹן קיקיון hakkikaYon haq·qî·qā·yō·wn haqqîqāyōwn kikaYon qî·qā·yō·wn qîqāyōwn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Jonah 4:6 HEB: יְהוָֽה־ אֱ֠לֹהִים קִיקָי֞וֹן וַיַּ֣עַל ׀ מֵעַ֣ל NAS: appointed a plant and it grew KJV: prepared a gourd, and made [it] to come up INT: the LORD God A plant grew over Jonah 4:6 HEB: יוֹנָ֛ה עַל־ הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃ NAS: happy about the plant. KJV: was exceeding glad of the gourd. INT: and Jonah over the plant glad aloud Jonah 4:7 HEB: וַתַּ֥ךְ אֶת־ הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ NAS: and it attacked the plant and it withered. KJV: and it smote the gourd that it withered. INT: the next attacked the plant withered Jonah 4:9 HEB: לְךָ֖ עַל־ הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֵיטֵ֥ב NAS: about the plant? And he said, KJV: to be angry for the gourd? And he said, INT: to be angry about gourd said reason Jonah 4:10 HEB: חַ֙סְתָּ֙ עַל־ הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־ NAS: You had compassion on the plant for which KJV: Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, INT: had on the plant which did not 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7021 5 Occurrences haq·qî·qā·yō·wn — 4 Occ. qî·qā·yō·wn — 1 Occ.