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1 Kings 6:35
“And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָלַעqâlaʻ · kaw-lah'
H7049 · Hebrew
H7049 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- carve, sling (out).
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- קָלַ֤ע — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 7 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 20:161 Samuel 17:491 Samuel 25:291 Kings 6:291 Kings 6:32
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָלַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.