Lexicon
קְטוּרָה
qe.tu.rah
H6989
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Keturah

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qe.tu.rah is the proper name of Abraham’s wife and the mother named for Midian’s descendants.

The noun functions as a proper name for Abraham’s wife and, in descendant lists, identifies the maternal line to which Midian and the named descendants belong.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in wife and descent notices · dominant

    In Genesis 25:1, the proper noun identifies the woman whose name is given when Abraham takes a wife. In Genesis 25:4, 1 Chronicles 1:32, and 1 Chronicles 1:33, the APB renders descendant notices that identify listed people as her sons or name her as Abraham’s concubine.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly in Genesis 25:1 and within descent formulas in Genesis 25:4, 1 Chronicles 1:32, and 1 Chronicles 1:33. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than a separate lexical nuance.

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