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קָלַע H7049

H7049 is the Hebrew word קָלַע, transliterated qâlaʻ and said kaw-lah'. The King James Version most often renders it carved.

Word: קָלַעTransliteration: qâlaʻSaid: kaw-lah'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

carved 3×every one could sling 1×slang 1×sling out 1×behold i will sling 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: carve, sling (out).

Verses using קָלַע

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 20:16 · KJV

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

1 Samuel 17:49 · KJV

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

1 Samuel 25:29 · KJV

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

1 Kings 6:29 · KJV

And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

1 Kings 6:32 · KJV

The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

1 Kings 6:35 · KJV

And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

Jeremiah 10:18 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7049 mean?

H7049 is the Hebrew word קָלַע (qâlaʻ), meaning to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms).

How is H7049 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it carved (3 times), every one could sling (1 time), slang (1 time), sling out (1 time), behold i will sling (1 time).

How many times does H7049 appear in the Bible?

קָלַע (qâlaʻ) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7049 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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