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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6901 - קָבַל

Transliteration

qâbal

Phonetics

kaw-bal'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1980

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to take, receive, be before
1. (Piel)
  1. to take, choose, receive
  2. to accept
  3. to accept, assume
2. (Hiphil)
  1. to show oppositeness
  2. to correspond, receive one to the other

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 496 ‑ ἀντιπίπτω (an‑tee‑pip'‑to); 1586 ‑ ἐκλέγω (ek‑leg'‑om‑ahee); 3982 ‑ πείθω (pi'‑tho); 1209 ‑ δέχομαι (dekh'‑om‑ahee); 4327 ‑ προσδέχομαι (pros‑dekh'‑om‑ahee); 5297 ‑ ὑποφέρω (hoop‑of‑er'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (13)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 2

Proverbs 1

BSB (12)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 2

Proverbs 1

CSB (11)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 1

Proverbs 1

ESV (12)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 2

Proverbs 1

KJV (13)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 2

Proverbs 1

LEB (13)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 2

Proverbs 1

LSB (15)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 5

Job 2

Proverbs 1

N95 (14)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 4

Job 2

Proverbs 1

NAS (15)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 4

Job 2

Proverbs 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (13)

Exodus 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 3

Job 2

Proverbs 1

ASV (13)

and receive 1

and shall we not receive 1

and took 1

him; but he received it not 1

received 3

shall be opposite 1

shall we receive 1

take which thou wilt 1

took 1

undertook 1

were opposite 1

BSB (12)

accept them 1

agreed to continue 1

and accept 1

bound themselves 1

line up 1

lined up 1

received 1

should we accept 1

take your choice 1

took 1

took charge of 1

took these things 1

CSB (11)

accept 2

agreed 1

bound 1

choice 1

of 1

received 3

up 2

ESV (12)

accept 2

choose 1

opposite 2

receive 2

received 2

themselves and 1

took 1

took over 1

KJV (13)

choose 1

held 1

hold 1

receive 3

received 3

took 3

undertook 1

LEB (13)

accept them 1

adopted 1

and accept 1

and adopted 1

are to be opposite 1

choose for yourself 1

receive 1

received 1

should we receive 1

so 1

took 1

took over 1

were opposite 1

LSB (15)

a 1

accept 3

accepted 3

custom 1

opposite 2

receive 1

received 2

take 1

took 1

N95 (14)

accept 4

accepted 1

custom 1

made 1

opposite 2

received 2

take 1

took 1

undertook 1

NAS (15)

a 1

accept 4

accepted 1

custom 1

made 1

opposite 2

received 2

take 1

took 1

undertook 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (13)

accepted 1

and imposed 1

and receive 1

and shall we not receive 1

received 3

shall be opposite 1

shall we receive 1

took 1

were opposite 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2693) l b q (קבל QBL) AC: Take CO: War AB: Before: Something placed in front and taken, received or chosen.

V) l b q (קבל QBL) - Take hold: To take or receive what has been given. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (16): (vf: Hiphil, Piel) receive, take, choose, held, undertook - Strongs: H6901 (קָבַל), H6902 (קְבַל)

N^m) l b q (קבל QBL) - Before: Being in front of something, in space or time. In the sense of taking what is in front. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (30): before, as, according, against - Strongs: H6903 (קֳבֵל), H6905 (קְבֹל)

g^m) l b f q (קובל QWBL) - KJV (1): war - Strongs: H6904 (קְבֹל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[קָבַל] verb Pi`el receive, take (late) (Aramaic loan-word (and in Aramaic denominative) Gerber³², compare Aramaic (לִ)קְבֵיל in front,

opposite, Biblical Aramaic לָקֳבֵל before, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene לקבל over against, Nabataean id., in view of; also Sabean לקבל in view of CIS^{iv, No. 79,11. 2. 4. 5. 8}, Assyrian ‡ablu, encounter; verbs are: Sabean קבל accept, DHM^{ZMG xxix (1875), 615}; xxx (1876), 672; Arabic

be in front, opposite,

accept, admit; Ethiopic

, especially III:2, go to meet, accept; Late Hebrew קָבַל accuse, Pi`el = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic קַבֵּל,

receive); — Perfect 3 masculine singular קִבֵּל Esther 4:4 + ( Esther 9:27 Qr קִבְּלוּ); 3 plural קִבּלוּ Ezra 8:30; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיְקַבְּלֵם 1 Chronicles 12:19 (18 van d. H.); 3 masculine plural וַיְקַבְּלוּ 2 Chronicles 29:16,22; 1 plural נְקַבֵל Job 2:10 (twice in verse); Imperative masculine singular קַבֵּל Proverbs 19:20, קַבֶּלֿ 1 Chronicles 21:11; —

1 take, with accusative of thing 2 Chronicles 29:22; Ezra 8:30; accusative omitted 2 Chronicles 29:16, + ל reflexive = choose 1 Chronicles 21:11; receive, with accusative of person 1 Chronicles 12:19 (van d. H. v. 1 Chronicles 12:18).

2 accept, with accusative of thing Job 2:10 (twice in verse); מוּסָר׳ק Proverbs 19:20; accusative omitted Esther 4:4.

3 accept, assume, and obligation, followed by clause, Esther 9:23, followed by infinitive Esther 9:27 (+ עַל reflexive).

Hiph`il Participle feminine plural מַקְבִּילֹת shew oppositeness, i.e. correspond, one to (אֶל) another Exodus 26:5; Exodus 36:12 (both P).

קַבֵּל verb denominative Pa`el receive (Biblical Hebrew (late), (q. v.; ᵑ7 Syriac: properly come in front of, come to meet, compare German entgegennehmen); — Perfect 3 masculine singular קַבֵּל Daniel 6:1; Imperfect 2 masculine plural תְּקַבְּלוּן ye shall receive Daniel 2:6,3masculine plural וִיקַבְּלוּן Daniel 7:18; all with accusative of thing.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

קָבַל not used in Kal, prop. to be before, in front, over against (Arab. قَبْلُ front, قَبْلَ before); hence, to come from before, to come to meet, Arab. قَبَلَ.

Piel קִבֵּל.

(1) prop. to receive any one (one who comes to meet one, Arab. قَبلَ), 1 Chronicles 12:18 any thing, i.q. לָקַח, but only in the later [?] Hebr., 2 Chronicles 29:16, 22 2 Chronicles 29:22; Ezra 8:30 (opp. to reject); Job 2:10; Esther 4:4, 9:23, 27 to receive instruction, Proverbs 19:20.

Hiphil, intransitive, to be opposed, stand over against one another, Exodus 26:5, 36:12. Arab. Conj. III. id.

Derivatives, קֳבָל, קֹבֶל.

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List of Word Forms

וְקִבְּלוּ֙ וְקִבֵּל֙ וְקִבְּל֣וּ וְקַבֵּ֣ל וַֽיְקַבְּלוּ֙ וַיְקַבְּל֤וּ וַיְקַבְּלֵ֣ם ויקבלו ויקבלם וקבל וקבלו מַקְבִּילֹת֙ מקבילת נְקַבֵּ֑ל נְקַבֵּל֙ נקבל קִבֵּֽל׃ קַבֶּל־ קבל־ קבל׃ kabbel kibBel makbiLot maq·bî·lōṯ maqbîlōṯ nə·qab·bêl nekabBel nəqabbêl qab·bel- qabbel- qib·bêl qibbêl vaykabbeLem vaykabbeLu vekabBel vekibBel vekibbeLu way·qab·bə·lêm way·qab·bə·lū wayqabbəlêm wayqabbəlū wə·qab·bêl wə·qib·bə·lū wə·qib·bêl wəqabbêl wəqibbêl wəqibbəlū