Lexical Definition

‎קוֹל‎ qôwl (kole) voice ^H:N-M
or קֹל qôl (kole); from an unused root meaning to call aloud

[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

• a voice or sound

1) voice, sound, noise
1a) voice
1b) sound (of instrument)
2) lightness, frivolity

See Greek: βοή · ἐντολή · θυμός · κήρυγμα · κραυγή · λόγος · προσευχή · φωνή

Extended Information

• : sound/noise

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קוֺל‎ (sometimes, with prefix and suffix, ‎קֹל‎)₅₀₆ noun masculine^{Gen 39:14} sound, voice; — absolute ‎קוֺל‎ Gen 4:10 + (‎הַקֹּל‎ Gen 27:22; Gen 45:16); construct ‎קוֺל‎ Gen 3:8 + (‎וְקֹל‎ Exod 19:16, ‎לְקֹל‎ Exod 4:8 (twice in verse)); suffix ‎קוֺלִי‎ 1Sam 26:17 +, ‎קוֺלְךָ‎ Judg 18:25 +, etc. (‎קֹלִי‎ Gen 22:18, ‎קֹלֶ֑ךָ‎ Exod 3:18, etc.); plural (usually of thunder) ‎קֹלֹת‎ Exod 9:23 + 4 t., ‎קוֺלֹת‎ Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), ‎קֹלוֺת‎ 1Sam 2:17 + 5 t.; —

1. sound: especially
a. of human voice Josh 6:10; 2Kgs 7:10 in speech Gen 27:22 (twice in verse); 1Sam 1:13; 1Sam 24:17*; 1Sam 26:17 (twice in verse); recognized (‎הִכִּיר‎) v1Sam 26:17; Jer 18:3 ‎׳‎‎יְפֵה ק‎ Ezek 33:32 pleasant of voice, compare Song 2:14 (twice in verse); Song 8:13 in singing Exod 32:18; 2Sam 19:36*; Isa 52:8, calling Judg 9:7, shouting Exod 32:17; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:40; Ezra 3:13, rejoicing Jer 7:34 (4 t. in verse) = Jer 16:9; Jer 25:10; Jer 33:11, praise Ps 66:8; Ps 26:7; Joel 2:10, laughter Jer 30:19, weeping Gen 21:16; Judg 2:4; 1Sam 11:4; Ruth 1:9; Ruth 1:14; Ezra 3:13, outcry Gen 39:15; Gen 39:18; 1Sam 4:14; Jer 8:19, distress, lament Jer 9:18*; Ezek 27:30; Zech 11:3; Ps 102:6*, supplication Ps 28:2; Ps 28:6; Ps 31:23*; Ps 86:6 adverb ‎אֶחָד‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ with one voice Exod 24:3; 2Chr 5:13, ‎גָּדוֺל‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ loud voice 2Sam 15:23 + (compare ‎׳‎‎ג‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּק‎ Gen 39:14; 1Sam 28:12 +), ‎רָם‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Deut 27:14 ‎׳‎‎נָשָׂא ק‎ Gen 21:16 + (see ‎נָשָׂא‎ 1 b (5)), ‎׳‎‎הֵרִים ק‎ Gen 39:15 + (see ‎דום‎ Hiph`il); on ‎׳‎‎ק‎ as independent noun, followed by subject + verb of calling Ps 3:5*; Ps 27:7; Ps 142:2* see Ges^{«GKC:144m»§ 144m}
b. of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Gen 3:8; Gen 3:10; Isa 6:8; Exod 19:19; 1Kgs 19:3; Mic 6:9; Ezek 10:5 (compare also 2 b) +; adverb ‎גָּדוֺל‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Deut 5:19; Ezek 9:1 ‎דְּמָמָה דַקָּה‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ 1Kgs 19:12.
c. of seraph Isa 6:4.
d. of angel Dan 8:16 (‎אָדָם‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ i.e. in human speech, compare Bev); ‎דְּבָרָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Dan 10:6; Dan 10:9 (twice in verse).
e. of animals: bleating of sheep 1Sam 15:14, lowing of cattle v1Sam 15:14; Jer 9:9*, neighing of horses Jer 8:16, roaring of lion Amos 3:4; Jer 2:15 +, hissing of serpent Jer 46:22 (in simile), singing of birds Nah 2:8*; Zeph 2:14; Ps 104:12; Song 2:12; Eccl 12:4. feminine exclamation, at beginning of clause, a sound of...! = hark! Gen 4:10; Isa 13:4; Isa 40:3; Isa 52:8; Jer 4:15; Jer 10:22; Jer 50:28; Song 2:8; Song 5:2 (Ges^{«GKC:146b»§ 146b}).

2. sound:
a. of instrument, especially ‎(הַ)שֹּׁפָר‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Exod 9:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15) Amos 2:2; 1Kgs 1:41 +, ‎׳‎‎חֲצֹצְרוֺת וגו‎ 2Chr 5:13, ‎כִּנּוֺר‎ Ezek 26:13, ‎עוּנָב‎ Job 21:12 of ‎פַּעֲמֹנִים‎ on high priest's robe Exod 28:35.

2. thunder-clap or peal (compare Dr 1Sam 12:17), ‎׳‎‎קוֺל י‎ (or ‎קוֺלוֺ‎) Amos 1:2; Isa 30:30; Isa 30:31; Jer 10:13 = Jer 51:16, Joel 2:11; Joel 4:16*; Ps 18:14* = 2Sam 22:14; Ps 29:3; Ps 29:7; Ps 46:7*; Job 37:4 (compare 1Sam 7:10; Ps 77:18*; Ps 77:19*; Ps 104:7), so especially plural absolute (see above) Exod 9:23; Exod 9:28; Exod 9:29; Exod 9:33; Exod 9:34; Exod 19:16; Exod 20:18 (Gi vExod 20:15), 1Sam 7:10; 1Sam 12:17; 1Sam 12:18; Job 28:26 = Job 38:25.
c. ‎קוֺל רַגְלֶיהָ‎ 1Kgs 14:6 compare 2Kgs 6:32, and (probably) Gen 3:8 also ‎(הַ)צְּעָדָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:15 of runners 2Kgs 11:13; 2Chr 23:12.
d. stamping of hoofs Jer 47:3; Ezek 26:10 ( +chariots, etc.), compare 1Kgs 1:41.
e. of chariots Nah 3:2; Joel 2:5 wheels Ezek 3:13 whip Nah 3:2. feminine of sea, and great waters Hab 3:10; Ezek 1:24; Ezek 43:2; Ps 93:3; Ps 93:4, compare Jer 50:42 (in simile); ‎צִנּוֺרֶיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Ps 42:8*.
g. earthquake Ezek 37:7.
h. a fall Jer 49:21; Ezek 26:15; Ezek 31:16.
i. of a multitude 1Sam 4:14; Isa 13:4; Ezek 23:42.
j. din of war Exod 32:17; Jer 50:22; Jer 50:46; Jer 51:55; Lam 2:7.
k. of wings Ezek 1:24; Ezek 3:13; Ezek 10:5.

1. flame Joel 2:5 crackling of thorns Eccl 7:6 rustling of leaves Lev 26:36. masculine millstones Jer 25:10; Eccl 12:4.

3. of articulate speech, thing said:
a. (1) often of human advice, command, entreaty Gen 3:17; Gen 4:23; Exod 3:18; Exod 4:1; Exod 4:9; Deut 1:45; Deut 21:18 (twice in verse); Deut 21:20; 1Sam 2:25; 1Sam 8:7; 1Sam 8:9; 2Sam 12:18 ‎דִּבְרֵיכֶם‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Deut 1:34; Deut 5:25 even of written words 2Kgs 10:6 so also ‎הָאֹת‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Exod 4:8 (twice in verse) voice (teaching) of the sign. (2) of a report Gen 45:16; Eccl 10:20. (3) of a proclamation Exod 36:6 (P), 2Chr 24:9; 2Chr 30:5; 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Ezra 10:7; Neh 8:15. (4) ‎אָלָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Lev 5:1 utterance of adjuration.
b. often (especially Deuteronomy, Jeremiah) of words of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Gen 22:18; Gen 26:5; Exod 5:2; Exod 15:26; Exod 19:5; Deut 8:20; Deut 9:23; Deut 13:15*; Deut 13:19* +, Judg 2:2; Judg 2:20; Judg 6:10; 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 12:15; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:19; 1Sam 15:20; 1Sam 15:22; Jer 3:13; Jer 3:25; Jer 7:23 +; of ‎׳‎‎מַלְאַךְ י‎ Exod 23:21; Exod 23:22. — ‎קֹל‎ Jer 3:9 see below ‎קלל‎.

‎קֹל‎ noun [masculine] lightness, frivolity (so Vrss Ki Gie; Gf thinks = ‎קָלוֺן‎; > = voice); — ‎מִקֹּל‎ ‎זְנוּנָהּ‎ Jer 3:9. — ‎קֹל‎ voice, see ‎קוֺל‎.

‎קול‎ (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew ‎קול‎, ‎קוֺל‎).

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