Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7050 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קֶלַע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7049 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 22 |
| Transliteration: | qela |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (keh'-lah) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a sling 2. also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself |
| KJV Renderings: | hanging, leaf, sling. |
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I. קֶ֫לַע noun [masculine] sling; — absolute ׳ ק 1Sam 17:50, כַּף הַקָּ֑לַע 1Sam 25:29 hollow of the sling (figurative); suffixקַלְעוֺ 1Sam 17:40 אַבְנֵיקָֿ֑לַע Job 41:20 sling-stones, so קְלָעִים ׳ א 2Chr 26:14 קֶֿלַע ׳ א Zech 9:15 is difficult: MartiKau ׳ קֿ ׳ כְּא; We Now ׳ בְּנֵי ק sons of — ?
II. [קֶ֫לַע]15 noun [masculine] curtain, hanging ( P ); — plural absoluteקְעִים Exod 27:9 + 7 t. Exodus; construct קַעֵי Exod 35:17 + 4 t. Exodus; Num 3:26; Num 4:26. — 1Kgs 6:34b read צְלָעִים.
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