Strong's Lexicon

H6905

H6905 — קָבָל

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

HebrewqabaladverbOccurrences: not listedTWOT: 1980a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6905
Word:קָבָל
Part of Speech:adverb
Etymology:from H6901 in the sense of opposite (see H6904)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:Not listed
Transliteration:qabal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-bawl'
Meaning:1. the presence, i.e. (adverbially) in front of
KJV Renderings:before.

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BDB7283

[קְבֹל] noun [masculine]

1. >something in front specifically an attacking-engine (compare [untranscribed source text 4669] front; [untranscribed source text 4670], advance to attack, so הקביל Eccl 12:5), Ezek 26:9 מְחִי קָֽבֳלּוֺ the stroke of his attacking-engine (on the form ‡obolló , from קְבֹל for ‡ªbªl , see Ol§ 169 ii. 68 f.; and compare קָֽטֳנִּי from קְטֹן for ‡ª‰ªn , קָֽטָבְךָ, קָֽרֶבְכֶם; and on the בֳָ, Ges«GKC:93q»§ 93q).
2. construct קָֽבָלעָֿם ( ‡obol ) 2Kgs 15:10, explained formerly as before the people, i.e. publicly (compare Biblical Aramaicaic קֳבֵל before); but the Aramaic is surprising and הָעָם needed: read כְּיִבְלְעָם in Ibleam, with ᵐ5 of L (confirming earlier conjectures of GrG ii. 1. 99 StaGi. 575), Dr Klo Benz Kit and others


Other Resources

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

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