Word Study · Strong's H7050 · Hebrew
קֶלַע
qela
keh'-lah
Strong's 1890 spelling: qelaʻ
“a sling”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
Rendered in the KJV as
hanging, leaf, sling.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- קְלָעִ֖ים3
- קַלְעֵ֨י2
- קְלָעִ֛ים2
- בַּקֶּ֣לַע1
- הַקָּֽלַע׃1
- וְקַלְּע֣וֹ1
- וְקַלְעֵ֣י1
- קֶ֔לַע1
- קָֽלַע׃1
- קַלְעֵ֣י1
- קַלְעֵ֤י1
- קַלְעֵ֧י1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- curtains9
- [the] curtains of6
- a sling2
- and [the] curtains of1
- and sling his1
- slings1
- the sling1
- with the sling1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine plural10
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)6
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 10
- HNcmpc · 6
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmpc · 1
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus13 of 22 · 59%
- 1 Samuel3 of 22 · 14%
- Numbers2 of 22 · 9%
- 1 Kings1 of 22 · 5%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 22 · 5%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus13 occurrences
- Exodus 27:9קְלָעִ֨יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluralYou are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,here: curtains
- Exodus 27:11קְלָעִ֖יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluralLikewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.here: curtains
- Exodus 27:12קְלָעִ֖יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluralThe curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.here: curtains
- Exodus 27:14קְלָעִ֖יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluralMake the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,here: curtains
- Exodus 27:15קְלָעִ֑יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraland the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.here: curtains
- Exodus 35:17קַלְעֵ֣יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;here: [the] curtains of
- Exodus 38:9קַלְעֵ֤יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,here: [the] curtains of
- Exodus 38:12קְלָעִים֙kelaimnoun · masculine pluralThe west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.here: curtains
- Exodus 38:14קְלָעִ֛יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluralThe curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.here: curtains
- Exodus 38:15קְלָעִ֕יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluralAnd the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.here: curtains
- Exodus 38:16קַלְעֵ֧יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen.here: [the] curtains of
- Exodus 38:18קַלְעֵ֥יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,here: [the] curtains of
- Exodus 39:40קַלְעֵ֨יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;here: [the] curtains of
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 3:26וְקַלְעֵ֣יvekaleiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.here: and [the] curtains of
- Numbers 4:26קַלְעֵ֨יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.here: [the] curtains of
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 17:40וְקַלְּע֣וֹvekaleoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.here: and sling his
- 1 Samuel 17:50בַּקֶּ֣לַעbakela'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.here: with the sling
- 1 Samuel 25:29הַקָּֽלַע׃hakala'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine 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: the sling