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
- 1 Chronicles 15:28וּבְק֣וֹל · with the soundingSo all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13קוֹל־ · voice; ק֠וֹל · their voicesThe trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
- 2 Chronicles 15:14בְּק֥וֹל · voiceThey took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
- 2 Chronicles 20:19בְּק֥וֹל · voiceAnd the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
- 2 Chronicles 23:12ק֤וֹל · the noiseWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:9ק֞וֹל · And a proclamationAnd a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 30:5ק֤וֹל · a proclamationSo they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it in great numbers as prescribed.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27בְּקוֹלָ֑ם · their voiceThen the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
- 2 Chronicles 32:18בְקוֹל־ · loudlyThen the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
- 2 Chronicles 36:22קוֹל֙ · a proclamationIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- Ezra 1:1קוֹל֙ · a proclamationIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- Ezra 3:12בְּק֣וֹל · loudly; קֽוֹל׃ · joyfullyBut many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
- Ezra 3:13ק֚וֹל; לְק֖וֹל · from the sound; וְהַקּ֥וֹל · And the soundThe people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
- Ezra 10:7ק֜וֹל · And a proclamationAnd a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.
- Ezra 10:12ק֣וֹל · voiceAnd the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
- Nehemiah 4:20ק֣וֹל · the soundWherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
- Nehemiah 8:15ק֥וֹל · this message…and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
- Nehemiah 9:4בְּק֣וֹל · voiceAnd the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Job 2:12קוֹלָ֖םWhen they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
- Job 3:18ק֣וֹל · the voiceThe captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
- Job 4:10וְק֣וֹל · may growlThe lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Job 4:16וָק֣וֹל · voiceIt stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
- Job 9:16קוֹלִֽי׃ · to my voiceIf I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
- Job 15:21קוֹל־ · SoundsSounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Job 21:12לְק֣וֹל · at the sound…singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
- Job 28:26קֹלֽוֹת׃…when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
- Job 29:10קוֹל־ · The voicesThe voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
- Job 30:31לְק֣וֹל · to the soundMy harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.
- Job 33:8וְק֖וֹלSurely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
- Job 34:16לְק֣וֹלIf you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
- Job 37:2קֹל֑וֹ · of His voiceListen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
- Job 37:4ק֗וֹל · sound; בְּק֣וֹל · voice; קוֹלֽוֹ׃ · His voiceThen there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
- Job 37:5בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ · with His voiceGod thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
- Job 38:25קֹלֽוֹת׃ · the thunderboltWho cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
- Job 38:34קוֹלֶ֑ךָCan you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
- Job 39:24ק֥וֹל · soundsTrembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
- Job 40:9וּ֝בְק֗וֹל · with a voiceDo you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Psalm 3:4ק֭וֹלִי · aloudTo the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
- Psalm 5:2לְק֬וֹל · the soundAttend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
- Psalm 5:3קוֹלִ֑י · my voiceIn the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
- Psalm 6:8ק֣וֹלDepart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
- Psalm 18:6קוֹלִ֑י · my voiceIn my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
- Psalm 18:13קֹל֑וֹ · the voiceThe LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalm 19:3קוֹלָֽם׃ · without a soundWithout speech or language, without a sound to be heard,