H7095 H7095
shape, form; extremity or bottom (of mountains)
This noun carries two related meanings: the measured shape or form of temple furnishings, and the extreme limits or bottoms of geographical features. In 1 Kings, it describes the standardized dimensions and forms of the cherubim and bronze bases in Solomon's temple. Jonah uses it poetically for 'the roots of the mountains' or their underwater foundations, suggesting the absolute depths of the sea where the prophet imagined himself trapped.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The word functions in two semantic domains. In temple construction contexts (1 Kings 6:25; 7:37), it denotes the precise cut, shape, or form of sacred objects—the crafted dimensions ensuring uniformity. In Jonah 2:6, it shifts to geographical extremity: 'the bottoms of the mountains,' meaning their submerged roots or foundations beneath the sea, representing the uttermost depths of the earth. Both uses emphasize limits or boundaries—whether of crafted form or natural extent. 3×
AR["إِلَى-أُسُسِ", "شَكْلٌ", "وَ-شَكْلٌ"]·ben["আকার", "এবং-আকার", "তলে-জন্য"]·DE["[לקצבי]", "form", "und-form"]·EN["and-form", "form", "to-the-roots-of"]·FR["et-form", "form", "forme"]·heb["ו-קצב", "ל-קצבי", "קצב"]·HI["आकार", "और-आकार", "जड़ों-तक"]·ID["Ke-dasar", "bentuk", "dan-bentuk"]·IT["[לקצבי]", "e-forma", "forma"]·jav["dhateng-dhasaripun", "lan-wangun", "wangun"]·KO["그리고-모양이", "모양이", "에게-밑들"]·PT["Aos-fundamentos-de", "e-forma", "forma"]·RU["К-основаниям", "и-форма", "форма"]·ES["A-raices-de", "forma", "y-forma"]·SW["kwenye-mizizi-ya", "na-sura", "umbo"]·TR["biçim", "temellerine", "ve-biçim"]·urd["اور-شکل", "تہ-تک", "شکل"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קֶ֫צֶב n.m. 1 K 6:25 1. cut, shape; 2. extremity;— 1. ק׳ abs., shape of cherubim 1 K 6:25 (+ מִדָּה), of bases 7:37 (+ id.). 2. extremity, pl. cstr. קִצְבֵי הָרִים Jon 2:7 the extremities (bottoms) of (the) mountains (= קצבי הרים Ecclus 16:19).