Lexical Definition
קֶלַע qelaʻ (keh'-lah) sling H:N-M
from קָלַע
hanging, leaf, sling.
- a sling
- also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
1) sling, slingstones
2) curtain, drape, hanging
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| קַלְעֵ֨י | curtains of | Exod.39.40 • Num.4.26 |
| קַלְעֵ֧י | curtains of | Exod.38.16 |
| קַלְעֵ֥י | curtains of | Exod.38.18 |
| קַלְעֵ֤י | curtains of | Exod.38.9 |
| קַלְעֵ֣י | curtains of | Exod.35.17 |
| קְלָעִים֙ | curtains | Exod.38.12 |
| קְלָעִ֨ים | curtains | Exod.27.9 |
| קְלָעִ֛ים | curtains | Exod.38.14 • 1Kgs.6.34 |
| קְלָעִ֖ים | curtains | Exod.27.11 • Exod.27.12 • Exod.27.14 |
| קְלָעִ֕ים | curtains | Exod.38.15 |
| קְלָעִ֑ים | curtains | Exod.27.15 |
| וְקַלְעֵ֣י | and curtains of | Num.3.26 |
Extended Information
- curtain, drape, hanging
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. קֶ֫לַע noun [masculine] sling; — absolute ׳ק 1Sam 17:50, כַּף הַקָּ֑לַע 1Sam 25:29 hollow of the sling (figurative); suffixקַלְעוֺ 1Sam 17:40 אַבְנֵיקָֿ֑לַע Job 41:20* sling-stones, so קְלָעִים ׳א 2Chr 26:14 קֶֿלַע׳א Zech 9:15 is difficult: MartiKau ׳קֿ׳כְּא; We Now ׳בְּנֵי ק sons of — ?
II. [קֶ֫לַע]15 noun [masculine] curtain, hanging (P); — plural absoluteקְעִים Exod 27:9 + 7 t. Exodus; construct קַעֵי Exod 35:17 + 4 t. Exodus; Num 3:26; Num 4:26. — 1Kgs 6:34b read צְלָעִים.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 27:9 · 35:17 |
| Numbers | 3:26 · 4:26 |
| 1 Samuel | 17:40 · 17:50 · 25:29 |
| 1 Kings | 6:34 |
| 2 Chronicles | 26:14 |
| Job | 41:20* |
| Zechariah | 9:15 |