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Lexicon :: Strong's H7031 - qal

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קַל
Transliteration
qal
Pronunciation
kal
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from קָלַל (H7043)
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TWOT Reference: 2028a

Strong’s Definitions

קַל qal, kal; contracted from H7043; light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial):—light, swift(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H7031 in the following manner: swift (9x), swiftly (2x), swifter (1x), light (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H7031 in the following manner: swift (9x), swiftly (2x), swifter (1x), light (1x).

  1. swift, light, fleet

    1. swift

    2. one who is swift

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קַל qal, kal; contracted from H7043; light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial):—light, swift(-ly).
STRONGS H7031: Abbreviations
קַל adjective light, swift, fleet; — masculine singular ק׳ Amos 2:15 +, קָ֑ל Amos 2:14; feminine singular קַלָּה Jeremiah 2:23; plural קַלִּים Isaiah 18:2+; — קַל בְּרַגְלָיו light with his feet Amos 2:15; 2 Samuel 2:18; ק׳, alone, swift, messengers Isaiah 18:2, pursuers Lamentations 4:19 (מִן compare), camel Jeremiah 2:23, cloud Isaiah 19:1; of swift vanishing of wicked Job 24:18 (Bu קַלּוּ for קַל הוּא); as substantive Amos 2:14; Jeremiah 46:6; Ecclesiastes 9:11, = swift (horse) Isaiah 30:16; קַל as adverb, swiftly (+ מְהֵרָה) Isaiah 5:26; Joel 4:4 [Joel 3:4].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

2:18

Job

24:18

Ecclesiastes

9:11

Isaiah

5:26; 18:2; 18:2; 19:1; 30:16

Jeremiah

2:23; 2:23; 46:6

Lamentations

4:19

Joel

3:4

Amos

2:14; 2:14; 2:15; 2:15

H7031

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7031 matches the Hebrew קַל (qal),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18 - And there were there the three sons of Saruia, Joab, and Abessa, and Asael: and Asael was swift in his feet as a roe in the field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:18 - He is swift on the face of the water: let his portion be cursed on the earth; and let their plants be laid bare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:26 - Therefore shall he lift up a signal to the nations that are afar, and shall hiss for them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they are coming very quickly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2 - [fn]He sends messengers by the sea, and paper letters on the water: for swift messengers shall go to a lofty nation, and to a strange and harsh people. Who is beyond it? a nation not looked for, and trodden down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - The Vision of Egypt. Behold, the Lord sits on a swift cloud, and shall come to Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and their heart shall faint within them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:16 - but ye said, We will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will be aided by swift riders; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:23 - How wilt thou say, I am not polluted, and have not gone after Baal? behold thy ways in the burial-ground, and know what thou hast done: her voice has howled in the evening:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - (LXX 26:6) Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the forces at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19 - Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky, they flew on the mountains, in the wilderness they laid wait for us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:4 - (LXX 4:4) And what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the [fn]Gentiles? do ye render me a recompense? or do ye bear malice against me? quickly and speedily will I return your recompense on your own heads:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:14 - And flight shall perish from the runner, and the strong shall not hold fast his strength, and the warrior shall not save his life:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15 - and the archer shall not withstand, and he that is swift of foot shall in no wise escape; and the horseman shall not save his life.
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