Lexical Definition

‎קַו־קַו‎ qav-qav (kav-kav') might H:N-M
from ‎קַו‎ (in the sense of a fastening)

[idiom] meted out.

1) might

Usage: 2 forms in 4 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
קָ֣ו strength Isa.18.2Isa.18.7
קַו strength of Isa.18.2Isa.18.7

Extended Information

form of: קַו

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: קַו

‎קַוְקָו‎ (or ‎קַוְקַו‎, ‎קָוְקָו‎) noun [masculine] might (?); — so read (according to most) for ‎קַוקָֿו‎ in phrase ‎׳‎‎גּוֺי ק‎ Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 i.e. a mighty nation (compare Arabic strength; see (on reduplication) Ges«GKC:123e»§ 123e); > RV 'meting out' conquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11. ‎קַו‎).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Isaiah 18:2 · 18:7