קׇדְקֹד
qod.qod (H6936)
crown
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# Qodqod (קׇדְקֹד): The Crown of the Head The Hebrew word *qodqod* refers to the crown or top of the head, appearing eleven times throughout the biblical text. The term denotes the uppermost portion of the human body, the anatomical peak of the skull. This word functions primarily as a concrete physical descriptor rather than an abstract concept, anchoring itself firmly in bodily reference. The eleven biblical occurrences suggest that *qodqod* held consistent meaning across different textual contexts and time periods represented in the Hebrew scriptures. Though the lexical data provided does not detail these specific uses, the modest frequency of occurrence indicates that this was a recognizable but not everyday term for describing the head. The word's stability in definition—maintained across all eleven instances—points to a term whose meaning remained clear and unambiguous to biblical audiences, requiring no significant semantic shift or figurative extension. In biblical literature, such anatomical terms often carry symbolic weight, and the repeated use of *qodqod* to denote the crown or topmost part of the head suggests this location held significance in biblical culture, whether in descriptions of physical appearance, ritual actions, or metaphorical language. However, without the specific usage contexts from those eleven occurrences, we can only confirm that *qodqod* served as the standard Hebrew lexical choice for designating the
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The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
Yahweh will strike you in the knees and in the legs with a sore boil, of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
Now in all Israel there was no one to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty. From the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.
So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.”
The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head.
“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the middle of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.