Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Keilah
Usage: § Keilah = "fortress" a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron
Strong's Number
H7084
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
16
Books
4
Strong's H7084 Quick Answer
Strong's H7084 קְעִילָה (Q`iylah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Q`iylah (keh-ee-law') n/l. 1. citadel 2. Keilah, a place in Israel It has 16 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include keilah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Q`iylah (keh-ee-law') n/l. 1. citadel 2. Keilah, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 16 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- keilah
Meaning and Definition
Q`iylah (keh-ee-law') n/l. 1. citadel 2. Keilah, a place in Israel [perhaps from H7049 in the sense of inclosing] KJV: Keilah. Root(s): H7049
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7084. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7084 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Q`iylah, 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.
Keilah
Joshua 15:44
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How Strong's H7084 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 16 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7084 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 H7084 in the Old Testament
16 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Usage Excerpts
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7084.
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7084, grouped by book.
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 12 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7084 FAQ
What does qeilah (קְעִילָה) mean?
Qeilah (Strong's H7084) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Keilah". Q`iylah (keh-ee-law') n/l. 1. citadel 2. Keilah, a place in Israel
How many times is qeilah (קְעִילָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H7084 across 4 books.
Where can I study qeilah (קְעִילָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7084 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qeilah (קְעִילָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as keilah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.