Strong's Hebrew: 7032. קָל (qal) -- Light, swift, agile

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Strong's Lexicon

qal: Light, swift, agile

Original Word: קָל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qal
Pronunciation: kahl
Phonetic Spelling: (kawl)
Definition: a voice, sound
Meaning: In Aramaic, קָל (qal) is used to denote a "voice" or "sound."

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.

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sound, voice

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

see HEBREW qowl

Forms and Transliterations

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

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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.