Strong's Lexicon

H6951

H6951 — קָהָל

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

Hebrewqahalnoun mascOccurrences: 123TWOT: 1991a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6951
Word:קָהָל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6950
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:123
Transliteration:qahal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-hawl'
Meaning:1. (usually concretely) assemblage
KJV Renderings:assembly, company, congregation, multitude.

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קָהָל123 noun masculine Ezek 38:15 assembly, convocation, congregation; — absolute ׳ ק Jer 31:8 +; construct קְהַל Exod 12:6 +; suffix קְהָלָ֑ךָ Ezek 38:13, etc.; plural suffix קְהָלֶיךָ Ezek 38:7

1. assembly specially convoked:
a. for evil counsel, || סוד Gen 49:6 (poem); מרעים ׳ ק Ps 26:5 for civil affairs Prov 5:14 (see Toy), Prov 26:26; Job 30:28 (Di publice).
b. for war or invasion, Num 22:4 ( E ), Judg 20:2 ; Judg 21:5 ; Judg 21:8 ; 1Sam 17:47; Ezek 16:40; Ezek 38:7 (plural only here), + 8 t. Ezekiel; גדול ׳ ק (|| חיל רב) Ezek 38:15 רב ׳ ק (|| חיל גדול) Ezek 17:17; Ezek 38:4 גוים ׳ ק Jer 50:9 עמים ׳ ק Ezek 23:24 ; Ezek 32:3 .
c. company of returning exiles, Jer 31:8; Ezra 2:64 = Neh 7:66.
d. for religious purposes, to hear words of ׳ י at Horeb Deut 5:19, ׳ ביום הק Deut 9:10; Deut 10:4 (gloss, not in ᵐ5 ), Deut 18:16 word of Jeremiah Jer 26:17; Jer 44:15 for feasts, fasts and worship 2Chr 20:5; 2Chr 30:25 (twice in verse); Neh 5:13; Joel 2:16; Ps 107:32 רב ׳ ק Ps 22:26 + 4 t.; לרב מְאֹד ׳ וַיֵּאָֽסְפו ק֗֗֗ 2Chr 30:13 גדול ׳ ק 1Kgs 8:65 = 2Chr 7:8 ׳ בתוך (ה)ק 2Chr 20:14 ; Ps 22:23.
2. congregation, as organized body:
a. of Israel: יהוה ׳ ק Mic 2:5; Num 16:3; Num 20:4 ( P ), 1Chr 28:8 (׳ י) ׳ באבק Deut 23:2; Deut 23:3 (twice in verse); Deut 23:4 (twice in verse); Deut 23:9; Neh 13:1; Lam 1:10 ישׂראל ׳ כל ק Deut 31:30; Josh 8:35 ( D )Lev 16:17 ( P ) 1Kgs 8:14 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 8:22; 1Kgs 8:55 = 2Chr 6:3 (twice in verse); 2Chr 6:12; 2Chr 6:13, 1Kgs 12:3; 1Chr 13:2 עדת ישׂראל ׳ כל ק Exod 12:6 ( ᵐ5 reads בני before ׳ יִשׂ), Num 14:5 ( P ; ᵐ5 συναγωγή; ᵑ0 probably conflation); ׳ כל עם הק Lev 16:33 ׳ כל הק Exod 16:3 ( P ) 1Chr 13:4 + 12 t. Chronicles; ׳ הק Lev 4:13; Lev 4:14; Lev 4:21 + 8 t. Numbers ( P ) 8 t. 2 Chronicles
b. restored community in Jerusalem Ezra 10:12; Ezra 10:14 ; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:17 הֵגּוֺלָה ׳ ק Ezra 10:8 later the better part of it, חסידים ׳ ק Ps 149:1.
c. of angels, קדשׁים ׳ ק Ps 89:6.
d. more general: company, assembled multitude, גוים ׳ ק Gen 35:11 ( P ), עמים ׳ ק Gen 28:3; Gen 48:4 ( P ), רפאים ׳ ק Prov 21:16 .


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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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