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קַו H6957
H6957 is the Hebrew word קַו, transliterated qav and said kav. The King James Version most often renders it line.
What it means
a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord.
Where it comes from
or קָו; from H6960 (קָוָה) (compare H6961 (קָוֶה)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: line. Compare H6978 (קַו־קַו)lemma קַו־קַי yod, corrected to קַו־קַו.
Verses using קַו
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 7:23 · KJV
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
2 Kings 21:13 · KJV
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
2 Chronicles 4:2 · KJV
Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
Psalm 19:4 · KJV
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Isaiah 28:10 · KJV
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isaiah 28:13 · KJV
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isaiah 28:17 · KJV
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Isaiah 34:11 · KJV
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Isaiah 34:17 · KJV
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Isaiah 44:13 · KJV
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Jeremiah 31:39 · KJV
And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
Lamentations 2:8 · KJV
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
Ezekiel 47:3 · KJV
And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
Zechariah 1:16 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6957 mean?
H6957 is the Hebrew word קַו (qav), meaning a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord.
How is H6957 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it line (18 times), thereof and a line (1 time), rule (1 time).
How many times does H6957 appear in the Bible?
קַו (qav) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6957 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or קָו; from H6960 (קָוָה) (compare H6961 (קָוֶה)).
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