Strong's H6901 · Hebrew
קָבַל
qâbal · /kaw-bal'/
Definition
to admit, i.e. take (literally or figuratively)
KJV: choose, (take) hold, receive, (under-) take.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קָבַל across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.
Exodus 36:12Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.
1 Chronicles2 verses
Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. came: Heb. clothed
1 Chronicles 21:11So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee Choose: Heb. Take to thee
2 Chronicles2 verses
And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
2 Chronicles 29:22So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
Esther3 verses
So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. chamberlains: Heb. eunuchs
Esther 9:23And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
Esther 9:27The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year; fail: Heb. pass
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6901 (qâbal) mean?
to admit, i.e. take (literally or figuratively)
How many times does H6901 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6901 (קָבַל) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “receive.”
How is qâbal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6901 is rendered as “receive” (3×), “received” (3×), “took” (3×), “Choose” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word קָבַל come from?
a primitive root;