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Numbers 16:3

“And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָהַלqâhal · 'kaw-hal'
H6950 · Hebrew
Definition
to convoke
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/VNw3mp
Usage
Occurs 39 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 32:1Exodus 35:1Leviticus 8:3Leviticus 8:4Numbers 1:18

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 קָהַל here.

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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.