Quick Definition
to vomit
Strong's Definition
to vomit
Derivation: or קָיָה; (Jeremiah 25:27), a primitive root;
KJV Usage: spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).
TWOT Reference: 2014
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קִיא (qo) — to vomit. 1) to vomit up, spue out, disgorge 1a) (Qal) to vomit 1b) (Hiphil) to vomit up 1b1) of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig) 1b2) vomiting, disgorging
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · קִיא
Excrete | verb qal
to vomit, to throw up = action by which humans or animals empty their stomachs of its contents; ◄ after having eaten too much, having ingested contaminated food, or due to sickness or excessive alcohol consumption
Excrete | verb hif
to vomit up (something specific) = action by which humans or animals vomit up something specific from their stomachs
Non-Possess | verb hif
to vomit > lose (one's wealth as punishment) literally: to vomit; hence: = process by which humans lose their possessions in an unpleasant way
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[קִיא] vb. vomit up, spue out, disgorge Qal but
Hiph. all vomit up
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