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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 Box 2Sa 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:18 - The three sons of Zeruiah were there - Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:18 - "You say, 'He is foam on the face of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed so that no one goes to their vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge - for time and chance may overcome them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:26 - He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2 - that sends messengers by sea, who glide over the water's surface in boats made of papyrus. Go, you swift messengers, to a nation of tall, smooth-skinned people, to a people that are feared far and wide, to a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the LORD rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:16 - You say, 'No, we will flee on horses,' so you will indeed flee. You say, 'We will ride on fast horses,' so your pursuers will be fast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:23 - "How can you say, 'I have not made myself unclean. I have not paid allegiance to the gods called Baal.' Just look at the way you have behaved in the Valley of Hinnom! Think about the things you have done there! You are like a flighty, young female camel that rushes here and there, crisscrossing its path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - But even the swiftest cannot get away. Even the strongest cannot escape. There in the north by the Euphrates River they stumble and fall in defeat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19 - Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness. ר (Resh)

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:4 - Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:14 - Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15 - Archers will not hold their ground; fast runners will not save their lives, nor will those who ride horses.
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