Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to sling
Usage: 1) to sling, hurl forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sling 1a2) slinger (participle) 1b) (Piel) to sling
Strong's Number
H7049
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
4
Strong's H7049 Quick Answer
Strong's H7049 קָלַע (qala`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qala` (kaw-lah') v. 1. carve, sling (out) [a primitive root] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include sling. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- qala` (kaw-lah') v. 1. carve, sling (out) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sling
Meaning and Definition
qala` (kaw-lah') v. 1. carve, sling (out) [a primitive root]
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7049. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7049 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qala`, 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.
sling
Judges 20:16
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How Strong's H7049 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7049 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 H7049 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7049.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7049, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7049 FAQ
What does qala (קָלַע) mean?
Qala (Strong's H7049) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "carve". qala` (kaw-lah') v. 1. carve, sling (out) [a primitive root]
How many times is qala (קָלַע) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H7049 across 4 books.
Where can I study qala (קָלַע) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7049 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qala (קָלַע)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sling. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.