קַו (qav) — Line
Hebrew word study: קַו (qav), Strong's H6957. a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
KJV translation words: line. Compare H6978 (קַו־קַו)lemma קַו־קַי yod, corrected to קַו־קַו.
Strong's H6957 is tagged on 21 words in 15 verses across 10 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 1 Kings 7:23 and last appears in Zechariah 1:16.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 15)
- 1 Kings 7:23 — וְקָו — and a measuring-line
- 2 Kings 21:13 — קָו — the measuring-line of
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 — וְקָו — and a measuring-line
- Job 38:5 — קָּו — a measuring-line
- Psalms 19:4 — קַוָּם — line their
- Isaiah 28:10 — קַו — line
- Isaiah 28:13 — קַו — line
- Isaiah 28:17 — לְקָו — into a measuring-line
- Isaiah 34:11 — קַו — a measuring-line of
- Isaiah 34:17 — בַּקָּו — by the measuring-line
- Isaiah 44:13 — קָו — a measuring-line
- Jeremiah 31:39 — קָו — the line of
- Lamentations 2:8 — קָו — a measuring-line
- Ezekiel 47:3 — וְקָו — and a measuring-line
- Zechariah 1:16 — וְקָו — and a measuring-line
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H6960 קָוָה (qâvâh), H6961 קָוֶה (qâveh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H6978 קַו־קַו (qav-qav).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
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What does qav (H6957) mean?
A cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord.
How is H6957 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6957 as: line. Compare H6978 (קַו־קַו)lemma קַו־קַי yod, corrected to קַו־קַו..
How often does קַו (qav) appear?
Strong's H6957 is tagged on 21 words in 15 verses across 10 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 1 Kings 7:23 and last appears in Zechariah 1:16.
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