What does קָהַל (qāhal) mean in the Bible?
קָהַל (qāhal): Assembly through summons: collective gathering prompted by authoritative call, often for covenant or worship purposes
Hebrew · H6950
קָהַל
To convoke
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קָהַל H6950
Pronunciation qāhal
What does קָהַל (qāhal) mean in the Bible?
קָהַל (qāhal): Assembly through summons: collective gathering prompted by authoritative call, often for covenant or worship purposes
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6950?
The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include assembled (10), gathered (5), and assemble (3), came together (3), Assemble (2).
Where does קָהַל (qāhal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 32:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (9), Esther (5), 2 Chronicles (4), 1 Chronicles (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It assembled 10× Exodus 35:1, Joshua 18:1, Joshua 22:12, Judges 20:1
gathered 5× Exodus 32:1, Leviticus 8:4, Numbers 16:42, Numbers 20:10
and assemble 3× Leviticus 8:3, Numbers 8:9, Numbers 20:8
came together 3× 1 Kings 8:2, 2 Chronicles 5:3, Esther 9:15
Assemble 2× Deuteronomy 31:12, Deuteronomy 31:28
he mobilized 2× 1 Kings 12:21, 2 Chronicles 11:1
they assembled 2× Numbers 1:18, 2 Chronicles 20:26
also assembled 1× Esther 9:16
Gather 1× Deuteronomy 4:10
had assembled 1× Esther 9:18
had gathered 1× Numbers 16:19
Have you assembled 1× Ezekiel 38:13
or convenes a court 1× Job 11:10
so they gathered 1× Numbers 20:2
summoned 1× 1 Chronicles 28:1
the right to assemble 1× Esther 8:11
They came together 1× Numbers 16:3
To convene 1× Numbers 10:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 32:1 וַיִּקָּהֵ֨ל to gathered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 35:1 וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל to assembled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:3 הַקְהֵ֑ל to and assemble Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Leviticus 8:4 וַתִּקָּהֵל֙ to gathered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Numbers 1:18 הִקְהִ֗ילוּ to they assembled Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Numbers 8:9 וְהִ֨קְהַלְתָּ֔ to and assemble Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Numbers 10:7 וּבְהַקְהִ֖יל to To convene Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Numbers 16:3 וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ to They came together Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 16:19 וַיַּקְהֵ֨ל to had gathered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 16:42 בְּהִקָּהֵ֤ל to gathered Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 32:1
Aligned rows 38
Books represented 13
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
Source forms
וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ 3x way·yiq·qā·hă·lū Joshua 18:1, Joshua 22:12, 1 Kings 8:2
וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל 2x way·yaq·hêl Exodus 35:1, 1 Chronicles 28:1
וַיַּקְהֵל֩ 2x way·yaq·hêl 1 Kings 12:21, 2 Chronicles 11:1
וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ 2x way·yiq·qā·hă·lū Numbers 16:3, Esther 9:15
נִקְהֲלוּ֙ 2x niq·hă·lū 2 Chronicles 20:26, Esther 9:18
בְּהִקָּהֵ֤ל 1x bə·hiq·qā·hêl Numbers 16:42
הַנִּקְהָלִ֣ים 1x han·niq·hā·lîm Ezekiel 38:7
הִקְהִ֗ילוּ 1x hiq·hî·lū Numbers 1:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 7x Exodus 35:1, Numbers 16:19, 1 Kings 12:21, 1 Chronicles 13:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 7x Numbers 16:3, Numbers 20:2, Joshua 18:1, Joshua 22:12
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 4x 2 Chronicles 20:26, Esther 9:2, Esther 9:16, Esther 9:18
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 8:3, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 31:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Leviticus 8:4, Judges 20:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 32:1, Jeremiah 26:9
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 38:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 11:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Assembly through summons: collective gathering prompted by authoritative call, often for covenant or worship purposes
Source Gloss
to convoke
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Assembly through summons: collective gathering prompted by authoritative call, often for covenant or worship purposes
to convoke BDB: assemble as a Usage: assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 12
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Perfect 2Chr 20:26 · Esth 9:2 · Esth 9:16 · Esth 9:18 4×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 8×
Sequential imperfect Deut 4:10 · Deut 31:12 · Lev 8:3 · Deut 31:28 4×
Perfect Ezek 38:13 · Num 1:18 2×
Jussive 1Kgs 8:1 1×
Imperfect 2Chr 5:2 1×
Word Origins
קָהַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain