Definition
or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
Traditional renderings: aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ( out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, sing, sound, spark, thunder(-ing), voice, yell.
Traditional renderings: aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ( out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, sing, sound, spark, thunder(-ing), voice, yell.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קוֹל:
- φωνήphōnē“voice/sound: voice”97%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
506 total
- Ezekiel 3:13וְק֥וֹל · and the sound; וְק֖וֹל · soundIt was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound.
- Ezekiel 8:18ק֣וֹלTherefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”
- Ezekiel 9:1ק֤וֹל · voiceThen I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”
- Ezekiel 10:5וְקוֹל֙ · The sound; כְּק֥וֹל · like the voiceThe sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- Ezekiel 11:13קוֹל־ · voiceNow as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
- Ezekiel 19:7מִקּ֖וֹל · at the soundHe broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.
- Ezekiel 19:9קוֹל֛וֹ · his roarWith hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 21:22ק֖וֹל · a battle cryIn his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.
- Ezekiel 23:42וְק֣וֹל · the sound…accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
- Ezekiel 26:10מִקּוֹל֩ · from the noiseHis multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
- Ezekiel 26:13וְק֣וֹל · and the musicSo I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
- Ezekiel 26:15מִקּ֣וֹל · at the soundThis is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
- Ezekiel 27:28לְק֖וֹלThe countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
- Ezekiel 27:30בְּקוֹלָ֔ם · their voicesThey will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
- Ezekiel 31:16מִקּ֤וֹל · at the soundI made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
- Ezekiel 33:4ק֤וֹל · the soundThen if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
- Ezekiel 33:5ק֨וֹל · the soundSince he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.
- Ezekiel 33:32ק֖וֹל · voiceIndeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
- Ezekiel 37:7ק֤וֹל · a noiseSo I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
- Ezekiel 43:2וְקוֹל֗וֹ · His voice; כְּקוֹל֙ · was like the roar…and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Daniel 8:16קוֹל־ · the voiceAnd I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
- Daniel 9:10בְּק֖וֹל · the voice…and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.
- Daniel 9:11בְּקֹלֶ֑ךָ · Your voiceAll Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
- Daniel 9:14בְּקֹלֽוֹ׃ · His voiceTherefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
- Daniel 10:6וְק֥וֹל · and; כְּק֥וֹל · like the soundHis body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
- Daniel 10:9ק֣וֹל · the sound; ק֣וֹלI heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
- Joel 2:5כְּק֣וֹל · With a sound like; כְּקוֹל֙ · like the cracklingWith a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.
- Joel 2:11קוֹלוֹ֙ · His voiceThe LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
- Joel 3:16קוֹל֔וֹ · His voiceThe LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Amos 1:2קוֹל֑וֹ · His voiceHe said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
- Amos 2:2בְּק֥וֹל · and the soundSo I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
- Amos 3:4קוֹלוֹ֙Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
- Jonah 2:2קוֹלִֽי׃ · my voice…saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Jonah 2:9בְּק֤וֹל · with the voiceBut I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Micah 6:1קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ · your voiceHear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
- Micah 6:9ק֤וֹל · The voiceThe voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
- Nahum 2:7כְּק֣וֹל · likeIt is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
- Nahum 2:13ק֥וֹל · and the voices“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
- Nahum 3:2ק֣וֹל · The crack; וְק֖וֹל · the rumbleThe crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
- Habakkuk 3:10קוֹל֔וֹ · with its voiceThe mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
- Habakkuk 3:16לְקוֹל֙ · at the soundI heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
- Zephaniah 1:10ק֤וֹל · a cryOn that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
- Zephaniah 1:14ק֚וֹל · ListenThe great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.