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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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קַו

Strong’s: H6957 · H6978

Associated OET lemmas: קַו

Other spellings: קָו; קַוְקָו

Notes: Passages: RV KI1 7:23 · RV JER 31:39 · LV KI1 7:23 · LV JER 31:39 · Read together KI1 7:23 · Read together JER 31:39
{A:MT-Q} | {A:MT-K} קָוֶה = קַו; Passage: RV PSA 19:4 · LV PSA 19:5 · Read together PSA 19:4
LXX φθόγγος SYM ἦχος VUL sonus NJPS "voice" = [4a] | DCH "chord > sound, music, melody, rhythm" | others read קֹולָם "their voice"; Passages: RV ISA 18:2 · RV ISA 18:7 · LV ISA 18:2 · LV ISA 18:7 · Read together ISA 18:2 · Read together ISA 18:7
RSV NJB NRSV REB GNT CEV | NIV "of strange speech" NJPS of gibber (and chatter)"

Authors: Graham S. Ogden

Contributors: Ryan Sikes

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: קוה

Sense 1: measuring line

Semantic domains: Cords (001004001004)

Core domains: Crafts (027); Size (161)

Definition: = line ► used for measuring the size of an object; ≈ sometimes used in a figurative sense in the context of moral and ethical standards

Further resources: Realia:1.8.6

KI1 7:23: RV KI1 7:23 · LV KI1 7:23 · Read together KI1 7:23

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OET-RV KI1 7:23

23 Huram also cast a very large round basin nicknamed ‘The sea’ that was five metres across (so a circumference of fourteen metres) and over two metres high.

OET-LV KI1 7:23

23 And_he/it_made DOM the_sea throw_metal was_ten by_cubit from_lip_of_its to lip_of_its round all_around five by_cubit height_of_its and thirty by_cubit it_went_round DOM_him/it all_around.

KI2 21:13: RV KI2 21:13 · LV KI2 21:13 · Read together KI2 21:13

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OET-RV KI2 21:13

13 I’ll use the same tape measure for Yerushalem that I used for Shomron (Samaria), and I’ll use the same plumb line that I used for Ahav’s extended family. I’ll wipe Yerushalem away, just like someone dries a bowl—they wipe it dry and then turn it upside down.

OET-LV KI2 21:13

13 And_I_will_stretch_out over Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) DOM the_measuring-line_of Shomrōn and_DOM the_levelling_tool_of the_house_of ʼAḩʼāⱱ and_I_will_wipe_clean DOM Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) just_as someone_wipes_clean DOM the_bowl he_wipes_it_clean and_he_turns_it_over on face_of_its.
All 12 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: RV KI1 7:23 · LV KI1 7:23 · Read together KI1 7:23

KI2: RV KI2 21:13 · LV KI2 21:13 · Read together KI2 21:13

CH2: RV CH2 4:2 · LV CH2 4:2 · Read together CH2 4:2

JOB: RV JOB 38:5 · LV JOB 38:5 · Read together JOB 38:5

ISA: RV ISA 28:17 · RV ISA 34:11 · RV ISA 34:17 · RV ISA 44:13 · LV ISA 28:17 · LV ISA 34:11 · LV ISA 34:17 · LV ISA 44:13 · Read together ISA 28:17 · Read together ISA 34:11 · Read together ISA 34:17 · Read together ISA 44:13

JER: RV JER 31:39 · LV JER 31:39 · Read together JER 31:39

LAM: RV LAM 2:8 · LV LAM 2:8 · Read together LAM 2:8

EZE: RV EZE 47:3 · LV EZE 47:3 · Read together EZE 47:3

ZEC: RV ZEC 1:16 · LV ZEC 1:16 · Read together ZEC 1:16

Sense 2: extent

Semantic domains: Dimension (002001001021)

Core domains: Size (161)

Definition: literally: measuring line; hence, possibly: = the dimensions of an object, ◄ as if determined with the help of a measuring line

PSA 19:5: RV PSA 19:4 · LV PSA 19:5 · Read together PSA 19:4

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OET-RV PSA 19:4

4 yet their words go out over all the earth,
 ⇔ ≈ and their speech to the end of the world.
 ⇔ He’s placed the sun in its home in the sky.

OET-LV PSA 19:5

5  In_all the_earth/land measuring-line_of_their it_has_gone_out and_at_the_end_of the_world words/messages_of_their for_sun he_has_put a_tent in_them.

Sense 3: note, music

Semantic domains: Sounds (002004001009007)

Core domains: Music and Dance (111)

Definition: literally: line, extended to: string (of an instrument); hence, possibly: = the music produced by a stringed instrument

PSA 19:5: RV PSA 19:4 · LV PSA 19:5 · Read together PSA 19:4

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OET-RV PSA 19:4

4 yet their words go out over all the earth,
 ⇔ ≈ and their speech to the end of the world.
 ⇔ He’s placed the sun in its home in the sky.

OET-LV PSA 19:5

5  In_all the_earth/land measuring-line_of_their it_has_gone_out and_at_the_end_of the_world words/messages_of_their for_sun he_has_put a_tent in_them.

Form 2

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: mighty, powerful, strong

Semantic domains: Strong (002001001060)

Core domains: Strength (172)

Definition: meaning unsure; possibly: = state in which a nation is described as strong and powerful

Collocations: קַו־קָו

Synonyms: מְבוּסָה

ISA 18:2: RV ISA 18:2 · LV ISA 18:2 · Read together ISA 18:2

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OET-RV ISA 18:2

2 You who send ambassadors across the ocean
 ⇔ skimming over the water in papyrus vessels.
 ⇔ You swift messengers, go to the nation where the people are tall and smooth-skinned—
 ⇔ a people who are feared—a very powerful nation
 ⇔ from a land that’s divided by rivers.

OET-LV ISA 18:2

2 The_one_which_is_sending on_sea envoys and_in_vessels_of papyrus on the_surface_of the_waters go Oh_messengers swift to a_nation tall and_smooth_skinned to a_people feared from it and_beyond a_nation strength strength and_trampling which rivers they_divide land_of_its.

ISA 18:7: RV ISA 18:7 · LV ISA 18:7 · Read together ISA 18:7

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OET-RV ISA 18:7

7 At that time, a gift will be brought for Commander-in-chief Yahweh,
 ⇔ from those tall, smooth-skinned people who are feared by every nation.
 ⇔ That very powerful nation whose land is divided by rivers.
 ⇔ They’ll take it to Mt. Tsiyon (Zion) where Commander-in-chief Yahweh’s name is known.

OET-LV ISA 18:7

7 At_time (the)_that a_gift it_will_be_brought to/for_YHWH soldiers/messengers a_people tall and_smooth_skinned and_from_a_people feared from it and_beyond a_nation_of strength strength and_trampling which rivers they_divide land_of_its to the_place_of the_name_of YHWH soldiers/messengers the_mountain_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion).

Form 3

Part of speech: nsc

Sense 1: tsade tsade qoph qoph

Semantic domains: Sounds (002004001009007)

Core domains: Communication (041)

Definition: = the letters tsade and qoph of the Hebrew alphabet recited as part of a kind of nursery rhyme; ≈ associated with childish behavior and therefore looked upon with contempt

Collocations: צַו לָצַו צַו לָצַו קַו לָקַו קַו לָקַו

Synonyms: צַו

ISA 28:10: RV ISA 28:10 · LV ISA 28:10 · Read together ISA 28:10

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OET-RV ISA 28:10

10 Because it’s ‘command to command to command, line to line to line, a little there, a little there’.

OET-LV ISA 28:10

10 If/because command to_command command to_command line to_line line to_line a_little there a_little there.

ISA 28:13: RV ISA 28:13 · LV ISA 28:13 · Read together ISA 28:13

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OET-RV ISA 28:13

13 So Yahweh’s message to them,
 ⇔ ‘command to command to command, line to line to line, a little there, a little there’,
 ⇔ so they can go, but they’ll stumble backwards and will be broken,
 ⇔ plus they’ll become trapped and will be captured.

OET-LV ISA 28:13

13 And_it_was to/for_them the_message_of YHWH command to_command command to_command line to_line line to_line a_little there a_little there so_that they_may_go and_they_will_stumble backwards and_they_will_be_broken and_they_will_be_ensnared and_they_will_be_captured.

Form 4

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: voice, message

Semantic domains: Know (002004002007)

Core domains: Mind (106); Communication (041)

Definition: meaning unsure; literally: to shout; hence, possibly: = process by which information is transferred with clarity

PSA 19:5: RV PSA 19:4 · LV PSA 19:5 · Read together PSA 19:4

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OET-RV PSA 19:4

4 yet their words go out over all the earth,
 ⇔ ≈ and their speech to the end of the world.
 ⇔ He’s placed the sun in its home in the sky.

OET-LV PSA 19:5

5  In_all the_earth/land measuring-line_of_their it_has_gone_out and_at_the_end_of the_world words/messages_of_their for_sun he_has_put a_tent in_them.