קַלqal
light, swift, fleet (Amos 2:15; Amos 2:14; Jeremiah 2:23; Isaiah 18:2; 2 Samuel 2:18)
Pronunciation: kal · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7031
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 2:18 Joab, Abishai, and Asahel—the three sons of Zeruiah—were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,
- Job 24:18 “But they disappear like foam down a river. Everything they own is cursed, and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.
- Isaiah 5:26 He will send a signal to distant nations far away and whistle to those at the ends of the earth. They will come racing toward Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 18:2 that sends ambassadors in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers! Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people, who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction, and whose land is divided by rivers.
- Isaiah 19:1 This message came to me concerning Egypt: Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt, riding on a swift cloud. The idols of Egypt tremble. The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).