Word Study · Strong's H7031 · Hebrew
קַל
qal
kal
“light”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
Rendered in the KJV as
light, swift(-ly).
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- קַ֣ל3
- הַקַּ֔ל1
- וְקַ֥ל1
- לַקַּלִּ֨ים1
- מִקָּ֔ל1
- קַ֥ל1
- קַל֙1
- קַֽל־1
- קַלָּ֖ה1
- קַלִּ֗ים1
- קַלִּ֤ים1
How it is rendered · 8
- swift6
- [belongs] to the swift1
- [is] swift1
- [was] swift1
- and a [person] swift1
- from a swift [person]1
- swift [horse][s]1
- the swift [one]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- adjective · masculine singular6
- adjective · masculine plural2
- adjective · feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular1
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + adjective · masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 6
- HAampa · 2
- HAafsa · 1
- HC/Aamsa · 1
- HR/Aamsa · 1
- HRd/Aampa · 1
- HTd/Aamsa · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:26קַ֥לkaladjective · masculine singularHe lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!here: swift
- Isaiah 18:2קַלִּ֗יםkalimadjective · masculine pluralwhich sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.here: swift
- Isaiah 19:1קַל֙kaladjective · masculine singularThis is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.here: swift
- Isaiah 30:16קַ֣לkaladjective · masculine singular“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.here: swift [horse][s]
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:23קַלָּ֖הkalahadjective · feminine singular“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,here: swift
- Jeremiah 46:6הַקַּ֔לhakalthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.here: the swift [one]
Lamentations1 occurrence
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 2:14מִקָּ֔לmikalpreposition + adjective · masculine singularEscape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.here: from a swift [person]
- Amos 2:15וְקַ֥לvekalconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularThe archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.here: and a [person] swift