Qâhal — H6950

H6950 · Hebrew — קהל

Pronunciation: 'kaw-hal'

Definition

verb

to convoke

  1. to assemble, gather
    1. (Niphal) to assemble
      1. for religious reasons
      2. for political reasons
    2. (Hiphil) to summon an assembly
      1. for war, judgment
      2. for religious purposes

Usually translated as

gather, assemble

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Qâhal occurs 38 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Leviticus (2), Numbers (9), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (2), Judges (1), 1 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (4), Esther (5), Job (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Q