Keturah — the meaning of the Hebrew name קְטוּרָה

קְטוּרָה

Qᵉṭûwrâh · pronounced ket-oo-raw' · Strong's H6989 · a woman

Keturah means perfumed.

Built from

קָטַר qâṭar (passive participle of, H6999) — to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) open in the lexicon ›

feminine passive participle of H6999; perfumed; Keturah, a wife of Abraham.

Gen 25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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