Lexical Definition

‎קָלַע‎ qâlaʻ (kaw-lah') to sling ^H:V
a primitive root

carve, sling (out).

• to sling
• also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)

1) to sling, hurl forth
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sling
1a2) slinger (participle)
1b) (Piel) to sling
2) (Qal) to carve

See Greek: βάλλω · γράφω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎קָלַע‎] verb sling, hurl forth (Thes compare Arabic sit insecurely (see also Frä²²⁴, Socin in Buhl^{Lex 13}), waver, whence sail (loan-word Frä^l.c.), Jewish-Aramaic ‎קַלְעָא‎ id., Biblical Hebrew Late Hebrew ‎קֶלַע‎ curtain; thence hurl, sling; but this perhaps denominative (Soc^l.c.) from loosened clod, compare Syriac id. (Nö in Frä^l.c.); Arabic sling, Eth : id.; ᵑ7 ‎קְלַע‎ verb sling, Syriac noun sling); —

Qal Participle ‎קֹלֵעַ בָּאֶבֶן אֶלֿ‎ Judg 20:16 one slinging (with) a stone at a hair; ‎׳‎‎קוֺ‎ with accusative of person Jer 10:18 I will sling forth the inhabitants. Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיִקַלַּע‎ 1Sam 17:49 and he slang (that is, the stone); suffix ‎יְקַלְּעֶנָּה‎ 1Sam 25:29 he shall sling away (life of enemy).

II. ‎קָלַע‎ verb carve; —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎ק‎: with 2 accusative, carve walls with, 1Kgs 6:29 with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + ‎עַל‎ v1Kgs 6:32 with accusative of thing carved v1Kgs 6:35.

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