Hebrew noun (masculine) · H7050
קֶלַע
qelakeh'-lah
sling; curtain
22 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: qelaʻ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7050is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 18spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7050
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
The King James renders it: hanging, leaf, sling.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
qela is rendered "sling; curtain". It stands 22 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "sling".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 27:9You 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,
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
You 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,
Exodus 27:9קְלָעִ֨ים
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirteen of the word's twenty-two uses are in Exodus.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: sling, and curtain.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| slingStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereExodus 27:9You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle… |
| curtainStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- curtains9
- curtains of6
- a sling2
- and curtains of1
- and sling his1
- slings1
- the sling1
- with the sling1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- קְלָעִ֖ים3
- קַלְעֵ֨י2
- קְלָעִ֛ים2
- בַּקֶּ֣לַע1
- הַקָּֽלַע׃1
- וְקַלְּע֣וֹ1
- וְקַלְעֵ֣י1
- קֶ֔לַע1
- קָֽלַע׃1
- קַלְעֵ֣י1
- קַלְעֵ֤י1
- קַלְעֵ֧י1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine plural10HNcmpa
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)6HNcmpc
- noun · masculine singular2HNcmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncmpc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1HRd/Ncmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1HTd/Ncmsa
Exodus
thirteen uses
You 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,
- קְלָעִ֨יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
Likewise 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.
- קְלָעִ֖יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.
- קְלָעִ֖יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
- קְלָעִ֖יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
- קְלָעִ֑יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;
- קַלְעֵ֣יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: curtains of
Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
- קַלְעֵ֤יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: curtains of
The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
- קְלָעִים֙kelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
- קְלָעִ֛יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.
- קְלָעִ֕יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen.
- קַלְעֵ֧יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: curtains 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,
- קַלְעֵ֥יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: curtains 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;
- קַלְעֵ֨יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: curtains of
Numbers
two uses
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.
- וְקַלְעֵ֣יvekaleiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and curtains 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.
- קַלְעֵ֨יkaleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: curtains of
1 Samuel
three uses
And 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.
- וְקַלְּע֣וֹvekaleoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and sling his
Thus 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.
- בַּקֶּ֣לַעbakela'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the sling
And 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.
- הַקָּֽלַע׃hakala'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the sling
1 Kings
one use
The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
- קְלָעִ֛יםkelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: curtains
2 Chronicles
one use
Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
- קְלָעִֽים׃kelaimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: slings
Job
one use
No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
- קָֽלַע׃kala'noun · masculine singulartagged: a sling
Zechariah
one use
The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
- קֶ֔לַעkela'noun · masculine singulartagged: a sling
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.