7032. qal

Lexicon

qal: Light, swift, agile

Original Word: קָל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qal
Pronunciation: kahl
Phonetic Spelling: (kawl)
Definition: Light, swift, agile
Meaning: a voice, sound

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sound, voice

(Aramaic) corresponding to qowl -- sound, voice.

see HEBREW qowl

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קָל noun masculine^{Dan 4:28} voice (ᵑ7 Syriac); — ׳ק absolute Daniel 4:28; Daniel 6:21; construct sound of words Daniel 7:11, instrumental Daniel 3:5,7,10,15.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Corresponds to the Hebrew קוֹל (qol), which means "voice" or "sound."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek 5456: φωνή (phonē) • This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote a voice or sound, similar to the Aramaic קָל. It appears in contexts involving both human and divine communication, such as in the Gospels and the Book of Revelation.

Usage: This term is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Daniel and Ezra, to describe a voice or sound.

Context: • The Aramaic word קָל (qal) appears in the context of the exilic and post-exilic periods, during which parts of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic. This term is used to describe various types of sounds, including human voices and other audible phenomena.
• In the book of Daniel, קָל is used to describe the voice of a herald making proclamations (Daniel 3:4, BSB: "Then the herald loudly proclaimed..."). It is also used in the context of divine or supernatural communication, as in Daniel 4:31 (BSB: "While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven...").
• In Ezra, קָל is used to describe the sound of celebration and worship, as in Ezra 3:11 (BSB: "And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD...").
• The use of קָל in these contexts highlights the importance of communication, both human and divine, in the narrative and theological framework of these books.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּקָ֥ל בקל קָ֖ל קָ֣ל קָל֙ קל bə·qāl beKal bəqāl kal qāl

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 3:5
HEB: דִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְע֡וּן קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָא
NAS: you hear the sound of the horn,
KJV: ye hear the sound of the cornet,
INT: forasmuch hear the sound of the horn flute

Daniel 3:7
HEB: כָּֽל־ עַמְמַיָּ֡א קָ֣ל קַרְנָא֩ מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜א
NAS: heard the sound of the horn,
KJV: heard the sound of the cornet,
INT: and all the peoples the sound of the horn flute

Daniel 3:10
HEB: דִּֽי־ יִשְׁמַ֡ע קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָא
NAS: hears the sound of the horn,
KJV: that shall hear the sound of the cornet,
INT: who hears the sound of the horn flute

Daniel 3:15
HEB: דִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְע֡וּן קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣א
NAS: you hear the sound of the horn,
KJV: ye hear the sound of the cornet,
INT: who hear the sound of the horn flute

Daniel 4:31
HEB: בְּפֻ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א קָ֖ל מִן־ שְׁמַיָּ֣א
NAS: mouth, a voice came
KJV: mouth, there fell a voice from heaven,
INT: mouth the king's A voice from heaven

Daniel 6:20
HEB: לְגֻבָּ֔א לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל בְּקָ֥ל עֲצִ֖יב זְעִ֑ק
NAS: out with a troubled voice. The king
KJV: with a lamentable voice unto Daniel:
INT: the den to Daniel voice A troubled cried

Daniel 7:11
HEB: בֵּאדַ֗יִן מִן־ קָל֙ מִלַּיָּ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א
NAS: because of the sound of the boastful
KJV: because of the voice of the great
INT: Then because of the sound words of the great

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7032
7 Occurrences

bə·qāl — 1 Occ.
qāl — 6 Occ.