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Lexicon :: Strong's H6903 - qᵊḇēl

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קְבֵל
Transliteration
qᵊḇēl
Pronunciation
keb-ale'
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Part of Speech
preposition, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to קֳבָל (H6905)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2965

Strong’s Definitions

קְבֵל qᵉbêl, keb-ale'; (Aramaic) or קֳבֵל qŏbêl; (Aramaic), (corresponding to H6905; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence:— according to, as, because, before, for this cause, forasmuch as, by this means, over against, by reason of, that, therefore, though, wherefore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H6903 in the following manner: as (with H3606) (5x), because (with H3606) (4x), therefore (with H3606) (3x), before (3x), as (2x), wherefore (with H3606) (2x), according (1x), against (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H6903 in the following manner: as (with H3606) (5x), because (with H3606) (4x), therefore (with H3606) (3x), before (3x), as (2x), wherefore (with H3606) (2x), according (1x), against (1x), miscellaneous (8x).
substantive

  1. front

    preposition

  2. in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore

    conjunction

  3. because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before

    adverb

  4. accordingly, then

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קְבֵל qᵉbêl, keb-ale'; (Aramaic) or קֳבֵל qŏbêl; (Aramaic), (corresponding to H6905; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence:— according to, as, because, before, for this cause, forasmuch as, by this means, over against, by reason of, that, therefore, though, wherefore.
STRONGS H6903: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

קֳבֵל 29 substantive front, as preposition in front of, before, because of; followed by דִּי as conjunction because that (perhaps in form a diminutive, BevDaniel 2:8; Targum קְבֵיל, with לְ, לִקְבֵיל, suffix לְקִבֵלִי, etc., in front of (Dalm§ 47, 7); Syriac bdb111001, bdb111002 aspect, bdb111003 in front, bdb111004, suffix bdb111005 in front (of), opposite (to), compare Genesis 15:10 Targum Syriac Version; Palmyrene לקבל before (Cooke321, compare 193)); — construct לָקֳבֵל Daniel 2:8 +, suffix לְקָבְלָךְ † Daniel 2:31; —
† 1. with לְ
a. Daniel 3:3 צַלְמָא לק׳ before the image, Daniel 2:31; Daniel 5:1, 5; in view of, by reason of, Daniel 5:10 מַלְכָּא מִלֵּ׳ לק׳ by reason of the words, etc., Ezra 4:16 לָקֳבֵל דְּנָה (compare Egyptian Aramaic לקבל זנה זי, RES361 B 5).
b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that Ezra 6:13 (so Palmyrene CISii. 164).
2. with כֹּל, כָּלקֳֿבֵל in view of, because of (but read probably כְּלָקֳבֵל according to the front of, i.e. having regard to, because of : LuzzChald. Gr. § 123 LambertRÉJ, 1895, 47 f. Marti§ 95 d NöLCB, 1896, 703 NesOLZ, 1902, 487 Strack56 and others; compare Biblical Hebrew I. H5980 עֻמָּה d):
a. as preposition כָּלקֳֿבֵל דְּנָה because of this, therefore, † Daniel 2:12, 24; Daniel 3:7, 8; Daniel 6:10; Ezra 7:17; Daniel 3:22 pointing forwards, כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּנָה דִּנָה מִןדִּֿי וג׳ on this account, (namely) because that, etc.
b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that, inasmuch as, Daniel 2:8 כָּלקֳֿבֵל (כְּלָקֳבֵל) דִּי חֲזֵיתוּן because ye see, Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:41; Daniel 2:45 +, Ezra 4:14; Ezra 7:14; Daniel 5:22 = although. In Daniel 2:40; Daniel 6:11 taken by Greek Version of the LXX (ὂν τρόπον, καθώς), Ges (Thes, not Lex), Ew Hi as = according as (as Ecclesiastes 5:15 Targum כל קבל דאתא according as he came), but not Bev Behrm Marti. [Occasionally in Targum, usually = before; compare in TargumJ Genesis 28:17; Genesis 31:32, D§§ 47.7; 50].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:10; 28:17; 31:32

Ezra

4:14; 4:16; 6:13; 7:14; 7:17

Ecclesiastes

5:15

Daniel

2:8; 2:8; 2:8; 2:10; 2:12; 2:24; 2:31; 2:31; 2:40; 2:41; 2:45; 3:3; 3:7; 3:8; 3:22; 5:1; 5:5; 5:10; 5:22; 6:10; 6:11

H6903

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Strong's Number H6903 matches the Hebrew קְבֵל (qᵊḇēl),
which occurs 29 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - Now because we eat the salt of the palace[fn] and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13 - Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:17 - With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8 - The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm—

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king’s demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:31 - “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:3 - Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:7 - Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:8 - Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:22 - Because the king’s order was urgent and the furnace overheated, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:1 - King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:5 - Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10 - The queen,[fn] because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, “O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:22 - And you his son,[fn] Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:9 - Therefore King Darius signed the document and injunction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 - When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22 - My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
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