Lexical Summary qahal: to gather as an assembly or congregation Original Word: קָהַלTransliteration: qahal Phonetic Spelling: ('kaw-hal') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to gather as an assembly or congregation Meaning: to gather as an assembly or congregation Strong's Concordance assemble selves together, gather selves together A primitive root; to convoke -- assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together). Brown-Driver-Briggs H6950. qahal [קָהַל] verb denominative (Gerber107f.) assemble as a קָהָל; — Niph`al Perfect3masculine plural נִקְהֲלוּ Esther 9:2-3t.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּקָּהֵל Exodus 32:1; Jeremiah 26:9; 3masculine 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; 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; 17:7; 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 20:26. Hiph`il Perfect2masculine singular הִקְהַלְתָּ Ezekiel 38:13, וְהִקְהַלְתָּ֫ Numbers 8:9; 3masculine plural הִקְהִילוּ 1:18; Imperfect3masculine singular יַקְהִיל Job 11:10; יַקְהֵל אָז 1 Kings 8:1 = יַקְהֵיל2 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 20:10, with accusative (כָּלֿ)הָעֵדָה Exodus 35:1; Numbers 1:18; 8:9; 20:8 (P), + אל location Leviticus 8:3; Numbers 16:19 (P); with accusative הָעָם Deuteronomy 4:10; 31:12; כָּליֿשׂראל 1 Chronicles 13:5; 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. |
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