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Strong's H6957 קַו (qav)

qav - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H6957
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 14
Books 9

Strong's H6957 Quick Answer

Strong's H6957 קַו קָו (qav) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qav (kav) (or qav {kawv}) n-m. 1. a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring 2. (figuratively) a rule It has 14 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include also, measures, rule, and measured. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
qav (kav) (or qav {kawv}) n-m. 1. a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring 2. (figuratively) a rule
Usage
14 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
also, measures, rule, and measured

Meaning and Definition

qav (kav) (or qav {kawv}) n-m. 1. a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring 2. (figuratively) a rule 3. (also) a rim, a musical string or accord [from H6960] KJV: line. Root(s): H6960 Compare: H6978, H6961

Original Word
קַו קָו
Transliteration
qav
Derivation
Root: קוה First root strongs: 6960
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6957. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6957 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qav, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Also 2 Chronicles 4:2 measured Ezekiel 47:3 measures Job 38:5 rule Isaiah 44:13

How Strong's H6957 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6957 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6957 in the Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 7:23 KJV

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

2 Kings 21:13 KJV

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

2 Chronicles 4:2 KJV

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

Usage Excerpts

First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6957.

1 Kings 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
2 Kings 21:13 Old Testament, KJV
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
2 Chronicles 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
Job 38:5 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Psalms 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Isaiah 28:10 Old Testament, KJV
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isaiah 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isaiah 28:17 Old Testament, KJV
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Isaiah 34:11 Old Testament, KJV
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Isaiah 34:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Isaiah 44:13 Old Testament, KJV
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Lamentations 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
Ezekiel 47:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
Zechariah 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6957, grouped by book.

1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6957 FAQ

What does qav (קַו) mean?

Strong's H6957 is a Hebrew entry for H6957 קַו קָו (qav). qav (kav) (or qav {kawv}) n-m. 1. a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring 2. (figuratively) a rule

How many times is qav (קַו) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H6957 across 9 books.

Where can I study qav (קַו) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6957 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qav (קַו)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also, measures, rule, and measured. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.