קָהָל
qahal (qāhāl)
/kaw-HAWL/
“assembly, congregation, convocation”
Assembly, summoned congregation of all Israel before God at Sinai ('day of the assembly', Deuteronomy 9:10); Greek ekklesia root.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From קָהַל (H6950) to assemble.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
congregationassemblycompany
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.
H6951 קָהָל assembly, congregation, convocation G1577 ἐκκλησία an assembly, the assembly, congregation, community, (the) church
LXX conceptual translation: קָהָל (assembly, congregation, convocation) -> ἐκκλησία (an assembly, the assembly, congregation, community, (the) church)
H6951 קָהָל assembly, congregation, convocation G4864 συναγωγή a bringing together, a gathering in, a collection
LXX conceptual translation: קָהָל (assembly, congregation, convocation) -> συναγωγή (a bringing together, a gathering in, a collection)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where קָהָל (qahal) carries significant theological or narrative weight.