Strong's Lexicon

H7031

H7031 — קַל

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

HebrewqaladjectiveOccurrences: 13TWOT: 2028a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7031
Word:	קַל
Part of Speech:	adjective
Etymology:	contracted from H7043
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	13
Transliteration:	qal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kal
Meaning:	1. light 2. (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
KJV Renderings:	light, swift(-ly).

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קַל adjective light, swift, fleet; — masculine singular ׳ ק Amos 2:15 +, קָ֑ל Amos 2:14 feminine singular קַלָּה Jer 2:23 plural קַלִּים Isa 18:2+; — קַל בְּרַגְלָיו light with his feet Amos 2:15; 2Sam 2:18 ׳ ק, alone, swift, messengers Isa 18:2, pursuers Lam 4:19 (מִן compare), camel Jer 2:23, cloud Isa 19:1 of swift vanishing of wicked Job 24:18 (Bu קַלּוּ for קַל הוּא); as substantive Amos 2:14; Jer 46:6; Eccl 9:11, = swift (horse) Isa 30:16 קַל as adverb, swiftly (+ מְהֵרָה) Isa 5:26; Joel 4:4.

Other Resources

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