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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6957 - קָו

Transliteration

qav

Phonetics

kahv

Origin

from (H6960) [compare (H6961)]

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1992,1994a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

cord, line, measuring-line
1. cord
2. measuring-line
(BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah´s words, perhaps senseless

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1680 ‑ ἐλπίς (el‑pece'); 3358 ‑ μέτρον (met'‑ron); 5353 ‑ φθόγγος (fthong'‑gos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (20)

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (22)

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 16

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

CSB (16)

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Isaiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

ESV (20)

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 16

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (18)

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (10)

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 4

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (22)

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 13

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (20)

and a line 3

it the line 1

it unto them by line 1

line 5

the line 3

the line upon it 1

their line 1

upon line 4

with the line 1

BSB (22)

a measuring line 4

by measure 1

from a powerful 1

in circumference 1

line 4

on line 4

the measuring line 2

their voice 1

to a powerful 1

with a measuring line 1

CSB (16)

a measuring line 5

language 1

line 6

line after line 2

the measuring line 1

with a strange language 1

ESV (20)

line 17

measuring 1

measuring line 1

voice 1

KJV (18)

line 16

line upon line 1

rule 1

LEB (10)

a line 1

a measuring line 1

and ⌊its circumference measured⌋ 1

the measuring line 2

the measuring line of 2

their line 1

with a line 1

with the measuring line 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (22)

a line 1

and a line 3

it to them with a measuring line 1

line 5

on line 4

the line 3

the line on it 1

the measuring line 1

their voice 1

with the line 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1420) f q (קו QW) AC: Measure CO: Cord AB: ?: A cord used for measuring a straight line. Related to eq.

A) f q (קו QW) AC: Measure CO: Cord AB: ?

N^m ) f q (קו QW) - Cord: KJV (21): line, rule - Strongs: H6957 (קָו)

i^f1) e f q t (תקוה TQWH) - I. Cord:Used for binding. II. Waiting:Held back waiting for something. KJV (34): hope, expect, line, long - Strongs: H8615 (תִּקְוָה)

l ^m) f q f q (קוקו QWQW) - Measured: As with a cord. KJV (2): meted - Strongs: H6978 (קַו־קַו)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. קַו only in קַו לָקָו Isaiah 28:10 (twice in verse); Isaiah 28:13 (twice in verse), mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless, see צַו p. 846.

II. קַו see קוה.

II. קַו noun masculine^{Zechariah 1:16} line (compare Kö^{ii. l. 40 Anm. 2}); — absolute קַו Ezekiel 47:3 + Zechariah 1:16 Qr (Kt קוה), קָ֑ו Isaiah 34:17 +; construct קַו 2 Kings 21:13 +; — measuring- line (מִדָּה׳ק Jeremiah 31:39): 1 Kings 7:23 (Qr; Kt קוה, see below) = 2 Chronicles 4:2; Ezekiel 47:3; for marking off a possession inland Isaiah 34:17 (figurative); especially עַל׳נְטָה ק in building, Job 38:5 (figurative of earth), Zechariah 1:16 (יִנְּטֶה; "" יִבָּנֶה), so ׳יְצָא ק Jeremiah 31:39 (Qr; Kt קיה); ׳נָטָה ק of designing idol Isaiah 44:13; marking off for destruction, עַל׳נָטָה ק 2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 34:11 (קַרתֹהוּ), ׳ק׳נ Lamentations 2:8; so מִשְׁמָּט לְקָ֔ו וְשַׂמְתִּ֫י Isaiah 28:27. — קַוָּם Psalm 19:5 (AV their line. figurative of their domain) read probably קֹלָם their sound, Capp. 0l Che and now most. Isaiah 18:2,7 see קוקו -below; Isaiah 28:10,13see I. קַו.

קוה noun masculine Kt = II. קַו Qr; absolute (קֶ֫וֶה or קָוֶה) Zechariah 1:16; construct (קֶ֫וֶה or קְוֵה) 1 Kings 7:23; Jeremiah 31:39.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

קָו & קַו with suff. קַוָּם (for קָוֶו, from the root קָוָה, which see)

(1) a rope, a cord (Arab. قُوَّةُ), 1 Kings 7:23 specially

(a) a measuring cord, Ezekiel 47:3. נָטָה קָו עַל to stretch out a measuring cord to measure any thing, Job 38:5; Isaiah 44:13 especially something to be built, Job loc. cit.; Zechariah 1:16 to be destroyed, Lamentations 2:8; 2 Kings 21:13 comp. Isaiah 34:11. Hence metaph. rule, law, Isaiah 28:10. קַו לָקָו קַו לָקָו “(they add) law to law, law to law;” comp. under the word צָו.

(b) the string of a harp; hence sound, Psalms 19:5. LXX. φθόγγος. Symm. ἦχος.

(2) strength, might; Arab. قُوَّةُ, see the root No. 2. Isaiah 18:2, גוֹי קַו־קָו “a very strong nation.” The repetition increases the force.

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List of Word Forms

בַּקָּ֑ו בקו וְקָ֣ו וְקָו֙ וקו לְקָ֔ו לָקָ֑ו לָקָ֔ו לָקָ֖ו לָקָו֙ לקו קַ֣ו קַ֤ו קַ֥ו קַֽו־ קַוָּ֗ם קָ֔ו קָ֣ו קָּֽו׃ קָו֒ קו קו־ קו׃ קום bakKav baq·qāw baqqāw kav kavVam lā·qāw laKav lāqāw lə·qāw leKav ləqāw qaw qāw qaw- qaw·wām qawwām veKav wə·qāw wəqāw