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Lexicon :: Strong's H7084 - qᵊʿîlâ

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קְעִילָה
Transliteration
qᵊʿîlâ
Pronunciation
keh-ee-law'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from קָלַע (H7049) in the sense of inclosing
Strong’s Definitions

קְעִילָה Qᵉʻîylâh, keh-ee-law'; perhaps from H7049 in the sense of enclosing; citadel; Keilah, a place in Palestine:—Keilah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H7084 in the following manner: Keilah (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H7084 in the following manner: Keilah (18x).

  1. Keilah = "fortress"

    1. a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קְעִילָה Qᵉʻîylâh, keh-ee-law'; perhaps from H7049 in the sense of enclosing; citadel; Keilah, a place in Palestine:—Keilah.
STRONGS H7084: Abbreviations
קְעִילָה 18 proper name, of a location Κεειλα: in Judah, toward Philistines, ק׳ 1 Samuel 23:1 + 13 times 23 (קְעִלָה, 1 Samuel 23:3.13); Joshua 15:44 (P), compare 2 Chronicles 4:19 (genealogical scheme); post-exilic קְעִילָך פֶּלֶךְ Nehemiah 3:17, 18; modern Kîlā, approximately 8 miles northwest from Hebron, GASmGeogr. 230 BuhlGeogr. 193; clause Tel Amarna Ḳilti WklNo. 165, 11, 18, etc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

15:44

1 Samuel

23:1; 23:3; 23:13

2 Chronicles

4:19

Nehemiah

3:17; 3:18

H7084

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7084 matches the Hebrew קְעִילָה (qᵊʿîlâ),
which occurs 18 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:44 - Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:1 - When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:2 - he inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” The LORD answered him, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:3 - But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:4 - Once again David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him, “Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:5 - So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He inflicted heavy losses on the Philistines and saved the people of Keilah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:6 - (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelek had brought the ephod down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:7 - Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:8 - And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:10 - David said, “LORD, God of Israel, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:11 - Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, God of Israel, tell your servant.” And the LORD said, “He will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:12 - Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?” And the LORD said, “They will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:13 - So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and kept moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:19 - The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:17 - Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:18 - Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui[fn] son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
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