Quick Definition
swift
Strong's Definition
qal kal Contracted from H7043; light ; (by implication) rapid (also adverbially): - light, swift (-ly). LXX related word(s) G1645 elaphros G3691 oxus
Derivation: contracted from H7043 (קָלַל);
KJV Usage: light, swift(-ly).
TWOT Reference: 2028a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קַל (qal) — swift. 1) swift, light, fleet 1a) swift 1b) one who is swift
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj
Agile
light, fast, swift, restless = state in which humans, animals, and things have the ability to move or act with speed ◄ due to lack of weight, agility, strength, training, or energy
2SA 2:18 · JOB 24:18 · ECC 9:11 · ISA 18:2 · ISA 19:1 · ISA 30:16 · JER 2:23 · JER 46:6 · LAM 4:19 · AMO 2:14 · AMO 2:15
Urge | ≈ מְהֵרָה
quickly, swiftly = process by which an event takes place quickly and without delay
ISA 5:26 · JOL 4:4
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קַל adj. light, swift fleet base