Word

קַל

qal · H7031 · Hebrew · 13 occurrences

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Meanings

light, fast, swift, restless

State in which humans, animals, and things have the ability to move or act with speed due to lack of weight, agility, strength, training, or energy

Examples
2 Samuel 2:18 Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.
Job 24:18 “They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their plot of land on the earth is cursed. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning, nor favor to the skillful; for time and chance overtake them all.
quickly, swiftly

Process by which an event takes place quickly and without delay

Examples
Isaiah 5:26 He will also lift up a flag to the distant nation, And whistle for it from the ends of the earth; And behold, it will come with speed swiftly.
Joel 3:4 “Moreover, what are you to Me, Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me with retribution? But if you are showing Me retribution, swiftly and speedily I will return your retribution on your head!

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

What it doesIt is the subject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

מָלַטto escape, to deliver 1
נוּסto flee 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 1
רָאָהto see 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

3 occurrences in 3 groups

הוּאhe, she, it 1
מֵרוֹץrace 1
עֲשָׂהאֵלAsahel 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

מִןfrom 2
עַלon, upon, over, against 2
לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

Agile002001001002: The word means swift or light, directly illustrated by Asahel being "as swift-footed as one of the gazelles" (2 Samuel 2:18), the observation that "the race is not to the swift" (Ecclesiastes 9:11), and the swift messengers sent by a distant nation (Isaiah 18:2).
Urge002003003023: The same sense of speed carries urgency in the call to "swift messengers" sent to a feared nation (Isaiah 18:2) and something coming "with speed swiftly" (Isaiah 5:26).

Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

קָלַל qâlal · H7043 · light, fast, swift · 82×קְלָלָה qᵉlâlâh · H7045 · curse, object of cursing · 33×קַלqal · H7031קָלָל qâlâl · H7044 · burnished, polished · 2×קְלֹקֵל qᵉlôqêl · H7052 · poor, miserable · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7031. qal קַל adjective light, swift, fleet; — masculine singular ׳ק Amo 2:15 +, קָ֑ל…

H7031. qal
קַל adjective light, swift, fleet; — masculine singular ׳ק Amo 2:15 +, קָ֑ל vAmos 2:14; feminine singular קַלָּה Jer 2:23; plural קַלִּים Isa 18:2+; — בְּרַגְלָיו קַל light with his feet Amo 2:15; 2Sa 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 הוּא קַל); as substantive Amo 2:14; Jer 46:6; Ecc 9:11, = swift (horse) Isa 30:16; קַל as adverb, swiftly (+ מְהֵרָה) Isa 5:26; Joel 4:4.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Agile11 occurrences Urge2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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