Strong's H6957 · Hebrew
קַו
qav · /kav/
Definition
a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
KJV: line. Compare H6978 (קַו־קַו)lemma קַו־קַי yod, corrected to קַו־קַו.
Root / derivation: or קָו; from H6960 (קָוָה) (compare H6961 (קָוֶה));
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קַו across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job1 verse
Isaiah6 verses
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: must be: or, hath been
Isaiah 28:13But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isaiah 28:17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Isaiah 34:11But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. cormorant: or, pelican
Isaiah 34:17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Isaiah 44:13The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Jeremiah1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6957 (qav) mean?
a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
How many times does H6957 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6957 (קַו) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “line.”
How is qav translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6957 is rendered as “line” (20×), “rule” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word קַו come from?
or קָו; from H6960 (קָוָה) (compare H6961 (קָוֶה));