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קַל H7031

H7031 is the Hebrew word קַל, transliterated qal and said kal. The King James Version most often renders it swift.

Word: קַלTransliteration: qalSaid: kalLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial).

Where it comes from

contracted from H7043 (קָלַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

swift 8×light 1×art a swift 1×swifter 1×swiftly 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: light, swift(-ly).

Verses using קַל

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 2:18 · KJV

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

Job 24:18 · KJV

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 · KJV

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Isaiah 18:2 · KJV

That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Isaiah 19:1 · KJV

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Isaiah 30:16 · KJV

But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

Jeremiah 2:23 · KJV

How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

Jeremiah 46:6 · KJV

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

Lamentations 4:19 · KJV

Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

Joel 3:4 · KJV

Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

Amos 2:14 · KJV

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

Amos 2:15 · KJV

Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7031 mean?

H7031 is the Hebrew word קַל (qal), meaning light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial).

How is H7031 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it swift (8 times), light (1 time), art a swift (1 time), swifter (1 time), swiftly (1 time).

How many times does H7031 appear in the Bible?

קַל (qal) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7031 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: contracted from H7043 (קָלַל).

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