Word Study · Strong's H7051 · Hebrew

קַלָּע

qalla

kal-law'

Strong's 1890 spelling: qallâʻ

“a slinger”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a slinger

Rendered in the KJV as

slinger.

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occurrencein the Old Testament
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Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים1

How it is rendered · 1

the slingers1

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How it parses · 1

the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1

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2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 3:25הַקַּלָּעִ֖יםhakalaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThey destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.here: the slingers

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