Vomit קִיא

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 21, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter eighteen of Leviticus with our word for today. קִיא spit, vomit, be sick. It is used 9 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. We find our word used in a literal sense 4 out of the 9 times. Jeremiah 25:27 Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk וּקְי֔וּ and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.’ Proverbs 23:8 תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste…