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קֳבֵל qevel
Hebrew word for “before” · Strong’s H6903 · used 29 times in 29 verses
Meaning
subst; 1) front; prep;
Senses in the lexicon
- before: because (22)
- before (7)
How it is translated
Glosses given for qevel in context, with how often each is used:
- because 22
- before 7
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 2 (8), Daniel 3 (5), Daniel 5 (5), Daniel 6 (5), Ezra 4 (2), Ezra 7 (2), Ezra 6 (1), Daniel 4 (1)
Forms
- קבל 22
- לקבל 5
- לקבלך 1
- ולקבל 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with qevel more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ל l “to/for” 22
- דִּי di “that” 24
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 21
- דְּנָה denah “this” 16
- כֹּל kol “all” 10
- עַל al “since” 10
- לָא la “not” 9
- חֲזָה chazah “to see” 7
- יְדַע yeda “to know” 7
- הֲוָא hava “to be” 7
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 7
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 7
Key verses
The verses using qevel that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Ezra 7:14 — Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in…
- Daniel 2:12 — For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 2:40 — And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in…
- Daniel 2:45 — Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and…
- Daniel 3:29 — Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be…
- Daniel 5:1 — Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
- Daniel 5:5 — In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king…
- Daniel 5:12 — Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found…
- Daniel 5:22 — And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
- Daniel 6:4 — Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was…
- Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees…
- Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before…
See all 29 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.