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Lexicon :: Strong's H6957 - qāv

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קָו
Transliteration
qāv
Pronunciation
kav
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1992,1994a

Strong’s Definitions

קַו qav, kav; or קָו qâv; from H6960 (compare H6961); a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord:—line. Compare H6978.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H6957 in the following manner: line (20x), rule (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H6957 in the following manner: line (20x), rule (1x).

  1. cord, line, measuring-line

    1. cord

    2. measuring-line

  2. (BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קַו qav, kav; or קָו qâv; from H6960 (compare H6961); a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord:—line. Compare H6978.
STRONGS H6957: Abbreviations
I. קַו only in קַו לָקָו Isaiah 28:10 (twice in verse); Isaiah 28:13 (twice in verse), mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless.

† II. קַו noun masculineZechariah 1:16 line (compare Köii. l. 40 Anm. 2); — absolute קַו Ezekiel 47:3 + Zechariah 1:16 Qr (Kt קוה), קָ֑ו Isaiah 34:17 +; construct קַו 2 Kings 21:13 +; — measuring-line (מִדָּה ק׳ Jeremiah 31:39): 1 Kings 7:23 (Qr; Kt H6961 קוה) = 2 Chronicles 4:2; Ezekiel 47:3; for marking off a possession inland Isaiah 34:17 (figurative); especially עַל נְטָה ק׳ in building, Job 38:5 (figurative of earth), Zechariah 1:16 (יִנְּטֶה; || יִבָּנֶה), so יְצָא ק׳ Jeremiah 31:39 (Qr; Kt קיה); נָטָה ק׳ of designing idol Isaiah 44:13; marking off for destruction, עַל נָטָה ק׳ 2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 34:11 (קַרתֹהוּ), ק׳ נ׳ Lamentations 2:8; so וְשַׂמְתִּ֫י לְקָ֔ו מִשְׁפָּט Isaiah 28:27. — קַוָּם Psalm 19:5 [Psalm 19:4] (AV their line. figurative of their domain) read probably קֹלָם their sound, Capp. Ol Che and now most.
[H6978 Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7 see קוקו];
Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13 see I. קַו above.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

7:23

2 Kings

21:13; 21:13

2 Chronicles

4:2

Job

38:5

Psalms

19:4

Isaiah

28:10; 28:10; 28:13; 28:13; 28:27; 34:11; 34:17; 34:17; 44:13

Jeremiah

31:39; 31:39

Lamentations

2:8

Ezekiel

47:3; 47:3

Zechariah

1:16; 1:16; 1:16

H6957

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6957 matches the Hebrew קָו (qāv),
which occurs 20 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13 - I will destroy Jerusalem the same way I did Samaria and the dynasty of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem clean, just as one wipes a plate on both sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:2 - He also made the big bronze basin called "The Sea." It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:5 - Who set its measurements - if you know - or who stretched a measuring line across it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4 - Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:10 - Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - So the LORD's word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:11 - Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The LORD will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:17 - He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13 - A carpenter takes measurements; he marks out an outline of its form; he scrapes it with chisels, and marks it with a compass. He patterns it after the human form, like a well-built human being, and puts it in a shrine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:39 - The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8 - The LORD was determined to tear down Daughter Zion's wall. He prepared to knock it down; he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin. ט (Tet)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:3 - When the man went out toward the east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured 1,750 feet, and then he led me through water, which was ankle deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:16 - "'Therefore,' says the LORD, 'I have become compassionate toward Jerusalem and will rebuild my temple in it,' says the LORD who rules over all. 'Once more a surveyor's measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.'
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