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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].
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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 - And the three sons of Zeru'iah were there, Jo'ab, Abi'shai, and As'ahel. Now As'ahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:18 - "You say, "They are swiftly carried away upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:26 - He will raise a signal for a nation afar off, and whistle for it from the ends of the earth; and lo, swiftly, speedily it comes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2 - which sends ambassadors by the Nile, in vessels of papyrus upon the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation, tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:16 - but you said, "No! We will speed upon horses," therefore you shall speed away; and, "We will ride upon swift steeds," therefore your pursuers shall be swift.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:23 - How can you say, 'I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Ba'als'? Look at your way in the valley; know what you have done--a restive young camel interlacing her tracks,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - The swift cannot flee away, nor the warrior escape; in the north by the river Euphra'tes they have stumbled and fallen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:19 - Our pursuers were swifter than the vultures in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:4 - "What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will requite your deed upon your own head swiftly and speedily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:14 - Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15 - he who handles the bow shall not stand, and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself, nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
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