Qᵉʻîylâh — H7084

Definition

locative proper noun

Keilah, a place in Palestine

1. Keilah = "fortress"
2. a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron

Usually translated as

Keilah

Origin

perhaps from H7049 in the sense of enclosing; citadel

• Derived from Qâlaʻ (H7049)

Occurrences

Qᵉʻîylâh occurs 18 times in 16 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (12), 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2)

• Joshua 15:44 — And Keilah (וּקְעִילָ֥ה), and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
• 1 Samuel 23:1 — Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah (בִּקְעִילָ֔ה), and they rob the threshingfloors.
• 1 Samuel 23:2 — Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah (קְעִילָֽה).
• 1 Samuel 23:3 — And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah (קְעִלָ֔ה) against the armies of the Philistines?
• 1 Samuel 23:4 — Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah (קְעִילָ֔ה); for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
• 1 Samuel 23:5 — So David and his men went to Keilah (קְעִילָ֜ה), and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
• 1 Samuel 23:5 — So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah (קְעִילָֽה).
• 1 Samuel 23:6 — And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah (קְעִילָ֑ה), that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
• 1 Samuel 23:7 — And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah (קְעִילָ֑ה). And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
• 1 Samuel 23:8 — And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah (קְעִילָ֔ה), to besiege David and his men.
• 1 Samuel 23:10 — Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah (קְעִילָ֑ה), to destroy the city for my sake.
• 1 Samuel 23:11 — Will the men of Keilah (קְעִילָ֨ה) deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
• 1 Samuel 23:12 — Then said David, Will the men of Keilah (קְעִילָ֛ה) deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
• 1 Samuel 23:13 — Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah (מִקְּעִלָ֔ה), and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
• 1 Samuel 23:13 — Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah (מִקְּעִילָ֔ה); and he forbare to go forth.
• 1 Chronicles 4:19 — And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah (קְעִילָ֖ה) the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
• Nehemiah 3:17 — After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah (קְעִילָ֖ה), in his part.
• Nehemiah 3:18 — After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah (קְעִילָֽה).