koa Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
koa in Easton's Bible Dictionary
he-camel, occurs only in Ezek. 23:23, some province or place in the Babylonian empire, used in this passage along with Shoa (q.v.).
koa in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(he-camel) is a word which occurs only in #Eze 23:23| It may perhaps have been a city or district of Babylonia; or it may be a common noun, signifying "prince" or "nobleman."
koa in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
KO'A (he-camel), probably a prince or leader, possibly a city of Babylonia; one of the enemies of Jerusalem. Ezr 23:23.
koa in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Ezekiel 23:23. Pekoa') ("visitation") and Shod ("rich") and Ken ("noble".) Babylon is the land of visitation; actively, visiting with judgment Judah; passively, to be visited with judgment (Jeremiah 50:21). Margin, "rich and noble" in her prosperity above all kingdoms. Maurer explains, "the Babylonians and all the Chaldaeans (Pekowd), prefects (Shoa and Koa), rich," etc