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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 judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure[fn] I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:2 - Then he cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7½ feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:5 - Who determined its dimensions
and stretched out the surveying line?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4 - Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:10 - He tells us everything over and over—
one line at a time,
one line at a time,
a little here,
and a little there!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - So the LORD will spell out his message for them again,
one line at a time,
one line at a time,
a little here,
and a little there,
so that they will stumble and fall.
They will be injured, trapped, and captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - I will test you with the measuring line of justice
and the plumb line of righteousness.
Since your refuge is made of lies,
a hailstorm will knock it down.
Since it is made of deception,
a flood will sweep it away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:11 - It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl,
the great owl and the raven.[fn]
For God will measure that land carefully;
he will measure it for chaos and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:17 - He has surveyed and divided the land
and deeded it over to those creatures.
They will possess it forever,
from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13 - Then the wood-carver measures a block of wood
and draws a pattern on it.
He works with chisel and plane
and carves it into a human figure.
He gives it human beauty
and puts it in a little shrine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:39 - A measuring line will be stretched out over the hill of Gareb and across to Goah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8 - The LORD was determined
to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
He made careful plans for their destruction,
then did what he had planned.
Therefore, the ramparts and walls
have fallen down before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:3 - Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet[fn] and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:16 - “‘Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.[fn]’
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