Word Study · Strong's H7049 · Hebrew
קָלַע
qala
kaw-lah'
Strong's 1890 spelling: qâlaʻ
“to sling”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
Rendered in the KJV as
carve, sling (out).
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- וַיְקַלַּ֔ע1
- וְקָלַ֣ע1
- וְקָלַ֤ע1
- יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה1
- קוֹלֵ֛עַ1
- קָלַ֗ע1
- קֹלֵ֧עַ1
How it is rendered · 6
- and he carved2
- [am] about to hurl forth1
- [was] slinging1
- and he slung [it]1
- he carved1
- he will sling out it1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- Hc/Vqq3ms2
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular2
- Hc/Vpw3ms1
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
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- Hc/Vqq3ms · 2
- HVqrmsa · 2
- Hc/Vpw3ms · 1
- HVpi3ms/Sp3fs · 1
- HVqp3ms · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 17:49וַיְקַלַּ֔עvaykala'Hc/Vpw3msThen David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.here: and he slung [it]
- 1 Samuel 25:29יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהyekalleenahverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularAnd should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.here: he will sling out it
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 6:29קָלַ֗עkala'verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.here: he carved
- 1 Kings 6:32וְקָלַ֣עvekala'Hc/Vqq3msThe double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.here: and he carved
- 1 Kings 6:35וְקָלַ֤עvekala'Hc/Vqq3msHe carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.here: and he carved