קָהַל
qahal (qāhal)
/kaw-HAL/
“to assemble, gather together, convoke”
To convoke the covenant community for worship, covenant renewal, or war (Exodus 35:1, 1 Kings 8:1).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
assemblegather together
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H6950 קָהַל to assemble, gather together, convoke G4863 συνάγω to gather or bring together, having sold off all, to be gathered
LXX conceptual translation: קָהַל (to assemble, gather together, convoke) -> συνάγω (to gather or bring together, having sold off all, to be gathered)
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where קָהַל (qahal) carries significant theological or narrative weight.