Strong's Lexicon

H6901

H6901 — קָבַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewqabalverb-stemOccurrences: 14TWOT: 1980

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6901
Word:קָבַל
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:14
Transliteration:qabal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-bal'
Meaning:1. to admit, i.e. take (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:choose, (take) hold, receive, (under-)take.

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BDB7282

[קָבַל] verb

Pi`el receive, take (late) (Aramaic loan-word (and in Aramaic denominative) Gerber32, compare Aramaic (לִ)קְבֵיל in front, [untranscribed source text 4664] opposite, Biblical Aramaic לָקֳבֵל before, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene לקבל over against, Nabataean id., in view of; also Sabean לקבל in view of CISiv, No. 79, 11. 2. 4. 5. 8, Assyrian ‡ablu , encounter; verbs are: Sabean קבל accept, DHMZMG xxix (1875), 615; xxx (1876), 672; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4665] be in front, opposite, [untranscribed source text 4666] accept, admit; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4667], especially III. 2, go to meet, accept; Late Hebrew קָבַל accuse, Pi`el = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic קַבֵּל, [untranscribed source text 4668] receive); — Perfect 3 masculine singular קִבֵּל Esth 4:4 + (Esth 9:27 Qr קִבְּלוּ); 3 plural קִבּלוּ Ezra 8:30 Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיְקַבְּלֵם 1Chr 12:19 (18 van d. H.); 3 masculine plural וַיְקַבְּלוּ 2Chr 29:16; 2Chr 29:22 1 plural נְקַבֵל Job 2:10 (twice in verse); Imperative masculine singular קַבֵּל Prov 19:20, קַבֶּלֿ 1Chr 21:11
1. take, with accusative of thing 2Chr 29:22; Ezra 8:30 accusative omitted 2Chr 29:16, + ל reflexive = choose 1Chr 21:11 receive, with accusative of person 1Chr 12:19 (van d. H. v. 1Chr 12:18).
2. accept, with accusative of thing Job 2:10 (twice in verse); מוּסָר ׳ ק Prov 19:20 accusative omitted Esth 4:4.
3. accept, assume, an obligation, followed by clause, Esth 9:23, followed by infinitive Esth 9:27 (+ עַל reflexive).
Hiph`il Participle feminine plural מַקְבִּילֹת shew oppositeness, i.e. correspond, one to (אֶל) another Exod 26:5; Exod 36:12 (both P ).


BDB9848

קַבֵּל verb denominative

Pa`el receive (Biblical Hebrew (late), (q. v.; ᵑ7 Syriac: properly come in front of, come to meet, compare German entgegennehmen); — Perfect 3 masculine singular קַבֵּל Dan 6:1 Imperfect 2 masculine plural תְּקַבְּלוּן ye shall receive Dan 2:6, 3 masculine plural וִיקַבְּלוּן Dan 7:18 all with accusative of thing.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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