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Lexicon :: Strong's H6950 - qāhal

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קָהַל
Transliteration
qāhal
Pronunciation
'kaw-hal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1991

Strong’s Definitions

קָהַל qâhal, 'kaw-hal'; a primitive root; to convoke:—assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H6950 in the following manner: (gather, assemble) together (14x), gather (16x), assembled (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H6950 in the following manner: (gather, assemble) together (14x), gather (16x), assembled (9x).

  1. to assemble, gather

    1. (Niphal) to assemble

      1. for religious reasons

      2. for political reasons

    2. (Hiphil) to summon an assembly

      1. for war, judgment

      2. for religious purposes

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָהַל qâhal, 'kaw-hal'; a primitive root; to convoke:—assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).
STRONGS H6950: Abbreviations
† [קָהַל] verb denominative (Gerber107 f.) assemble as a קָהָל; —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural נִקְהֲלוּ Esther 9:2 + 3 times; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּקָּהֵל Exodus 32:1; Jeremiah 26:9; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּקָּֽהֲלוּ 2 Samuel 20:14 Qr (Kt ויקלהו, compare HPS), etc.; Infinitive construct הִקָּהֵל Numbers 17:7; Esther 8:11; Participle plural נִקְהָלִים Ezekiel 38:7; — assemble as a קָהָל :
1.
a. for conflict or war 2 Samuel 20:14 (Qr; see above), Esther 8:11; Esther 9:2, 15, 16, 18; with עַל person Ezekiel 38:7, accusative of location Joshua 22:12; Judges 20:1.
b. rebellion, with עַל person Numbers 16:3; Numbers 17:7; Numbers 20:2 (P), possibly also Exodus 32:1 (J; most, unto Aaron).
2. for religious purposes: to erect tent of meeting, accusative of location Joshua 18:1 (P); hear word of י׳, with אֶל location Leviticus 8:4 (P), ב location + אֶל person Jeremiah 26:9; for festival, אֶל person 1 Kings 8:2 2 Chronicles 5:3; לְ local 2 Chronicles 20:26.
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הִקְהַלְתָּ Ezekiel 38:13, וְהִקְהַלְתָּ֫ Numbers 8:9; 3rd person masculine plural הִקְהִילוּ Numbers 1:18; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְהִיל Job 11:10; אָז יַקְהֵל 1 Kings 8:1 = יַקְהֵיל 2 Chronicles 5:2; וַיַּקְהֵל Exodus 35:1 + (
Qal Imperfect in i according to BaNB p. 147); plural וַיַּקְהִלוּ Numbers 20:10; Imperative masculine singular הַקְהֵל Leviticus 8:3 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הַקְהִיל Numbers 10:7; — summon an assembly:
1.
a. for judgment Job 11:10.
b. for war 1 Kings 12:21 2 Chronicles 11:1; Ezekiel 38:13.
2. for religious purposes: with accusative אֶתהַֿקָּהָל Numbers 10:7, + אֶל location Numbers 20:10, with accusative (כָּלֿ)הָעֵדָה Exodus 35:1; Numbers 1:18; Numbers 8:9; Numbers 20:8 (P), + אל location Leviticus 8:3; Numbers 16:19 (P); with accusative הָעָם Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 31:12; כָּליֿשׂראל 1 Chronicles 13:5; 1 Chronicles 15:3; elders of tribes Deuteronomy 31:28, of Israel 1 Kings 8:1 2 Chronicles 5:2; princes of Israel 1 Chronicles 28:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

32:1; 32:1; 35:1; 35:1

Leviticus

8:3; 8:3; 8:4

Numbers

1:18; 1:18; 8:9; 8:9; 10:7; 10:7; 16:3; 16:19; 17:7; 17:7; 20:2; 20:8; 20:10; 20:10

Deuteronomy

4:10; 31:12; 31:28

Joshua

18:1; 22:12

Judges

20:1

2 Samuel

20:14; 20:14

1 Kings

8:1; 8:1; 8:2; 12:21

1 Chronicles

13:5; 15:3; 28:1

2 Chronicles

5:2; 5:2; 5:3; 11:1; 20:26

Esther

8:11; 8:11; 9:2; 9:2; 9:15; 9:16; 9:18

Job

11:10; 11:10

Jeremiah

26:9; 26:9

Ezekiel

38:7; 38:7; 38:13; 38:13

H6950

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6950 matches the Hebrew קָהַל (qāhal),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:1 - When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:1 - Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:3 - And assemble all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:4 - And Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:18 - and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:9 - And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:7 - But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow a long blast, but you shall not sound an alarm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:3 - They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:19 - Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:42 - And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:2 - Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:8 - “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:10 - Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:10 - how on the day that you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, ‘Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:12 - Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 - Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:1 - Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:12 - And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh to make war against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:1 - Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:14 - And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah,[fn] and all the Bichrites[fn] assembled and followed him in.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:1 - Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:2 - And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:21 - When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:5 - So David assembled all Israel from the Nile[fn] of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:3 - And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:2 - Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:3 - And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:1 - When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:26 - On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah,[fn] for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11 - saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, and to plunder their goods,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:2 - The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:15 - The Jews who were in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed 300 men in Susa, but they laid no hands on the plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:16 - Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies and killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:18 - But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:10 - If he passes through and imprisons
and summons the court, who can turn him back?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:9 - Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:7 - “Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders[fn] will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’
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