Word Study · Strong's H7084 · Hebrew
קְעִילָה
Qeilah
keh-ee-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qᵉʻîylâh
“Keilah, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Keilah, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Keilah.
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- קְעִילָ֑ה3
- קְעִילָ֔ה2
- קְעִילָ֖ה2
- קְעִילָֽה׃ ס2
- בִּקְעִילָ֔ה1
- וּקְעִילָ֥ה1
- מִקְּעִילָ֔ה1
- מִקְּעִלָ֔ה1
- קְעִילָ֜ה1
- קְעִילָ֨ה1
- קְעִילָ֛ה1
- קְעִילָֽה׃1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 4
- Keilah14
- from Keilah2
- against Keilah1
- and Keilah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)14
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 14
- HR/Npl · 3
- HC/Npl · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Joshua1 occurrence
1 Samuel14 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 23:1בִּקְעִילָ֔הbikilahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”here: against Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:2קְעִילָֽה׃keilahproper noun (a name)So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:3קְעִלָ֔הkeilahproper noun (a name)But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:4קְעִילָ֔הkeilahproper noun (a name)Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:5קְעִילָ֜הkeilahproper noun (a name)Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:5קְעִילָֽה׃ סkeilahproper noun (a name)Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:6קְעִילָ֑הkeilahproper noun (a name)(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:7קְעִילָ֑הkeilahproper noun (a name)When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:8קְעִילָ֔הkeilahproper noun (a name)Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:10קְעִילָ֑הkeilahproper noun (a name)And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:11קְעִילָ֨הkeilahproper noun (a name)Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:12קְעִילָ֛הkeilahproper noun (a name)So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.here: Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:13מִקְּעִלָ֔הmikeilahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.here: from Keilah
- 1 Samuel 23:13מִקְּעִילָ֔הmikeilahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.here: from Keilah
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:17קְעִילָ֖הkeilahproper noun (a name)Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.here: Keilah
- Nehemiah 3:18קְעִילָֽה׃ סkeilahproper noun (a name)Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.here: Keilah