Strong's H7049 · Hebrew
קָלַע
qâlaʻ · /kaw-lah'/
Definition
to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
KJV: carve, sling (out).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קָלַע across 7 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
7 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Samuel2 verses
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
1 Samuel 25:29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
1 Kings3 verses
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
1 Kings 6:32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
1 Kings 6:35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7049 (qâlaʻ) mean?
to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
How many times does H7049 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7049 (קָלַע) appears in 7 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “carved.”
How is qâlaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7049 is rendered as “carved” (3×), “sling” (2×), “out” (1×), “slang” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word קָלַע come from?
a primitive root;