Strong's H7050 · Hebrew
קֶלַע
qelaʻ · /keh'-lah/
Definition
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
KJV: hanging, leaf, sling.
Root / derivation: from H7049 (קָלַע);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קֶלַע across 21 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
21 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus13 verses
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Exodus 27:11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 27:12And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
Exodus 27:14The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus 27:15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus 35:17The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
Exodus 38:9And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Exodus 38:12And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 38:14The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus 38:15And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus 38:16All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
Exodus 38:18And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
Exodus 39:40The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
Numbers2 verses
And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
Numbers 4:26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
1 Samuel3 verses
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. brook: or, valley bag: Heb. vessel
1 Samuel 17:50So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
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. as out: Heb. in the midst of the bought of a sling
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7050 (qelaʻ) mean?
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
How many times does H7050 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7050 (קֶלַע) appears in 21 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hangings.”
How is qelaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7050 is rendered as “hangings” (15×), “sling” (4×), “leaves” (1×), “slings” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word קֶלַע come from?
from H7049 (קָלַע);