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The meaning of קַו־קַו

Understanding qav-qav reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

[idiom] meted out. - stalwart 1) might

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קַו־קַו

Phonetickav-kav'
Transliterationqav-qav
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

[idiom] meted out. - stalwart 1) might

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

2 total references
ReferenceText
Isaiah 18:2

That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Word: קַו־קַו (qav-qav)
Isaiah 18:7

In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion.

Word: קַו־קַו (qav-qav)

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Most Frequent Book
Isaiah
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