kela · hangings; sling

What it means

kela (קֶלַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “hangings; sling”.

The hangings that enclosed the courtyard. The same word means "sling" in other passages.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The cloths hung around the sanctuary court.
2. A strap for hurling stones.
3. Each of the two wooden pieces of a door, which turns to open and close.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• hangings ×15
• sling ×5
• leaves ×1
• slings ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×13
• Numbers×2
• 1 Samuel×3
• 1 Kings×1
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Job×1
• Zechariah×1

• Exodus 27:9

  You shall make the courtyard of the dwelling. For the southern side, toward the south, the courtyard shall have hangings of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for the one side,

• Exodus 27:11

  And likewise for the north side, in length, hangings a hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.

• Exodus 27:12

  For the width of the courtyard on the west side there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their bases ten.

• Exodus 27:14

  Fifteen cubits of hangings for the one side, their pillars three and their bases three;

• Exodus 27:15

  and for the other side fifteen cubits of hangings, their pillars three and their bases three.

• Exodus 35:17

  the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen of the gate of the courtyard;

• Exodus 38:9

  And he made the courtyard: for the south side, the hangings of the courtyard were of twisted fine linen, a hundred cubits,

• Exodus 38:12

  And for the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten and their bases ten; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.

• Exodus 38:14

  Hangings of fifteen cubits for the one side; their pillars three and their bases three.

• Exodus 38:15

  And for the second side, on this side and on that side of the gate of the courtyard, hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three and their bases three.

• Exodus 38:16

  All the hangings of the courtyard all around were of twisted fine linen.

• Exodus 38:18

  And the screen of the gate of the courtyard was the work of an embroiderer, of blue and purple and scarlet and twisted fine linen; and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in width five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the courtyard.

• Exodus 39:40

  the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its cords and its pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the dwelling, for the tent of meeting;

• Numbers 3:26

  and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the court which is around the dwelling and the altar, and its cords, for all its service.

• Numbers 4:26

  and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court which is around the dwelling and the altar, and their cords, and all the utensils for their service; and all that is to be done with them, they shall do.

• 1 Samuel 17:40

  He took his staff in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the bag of the shepherds that was his, in the pouch; and his sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.

• 1 Samuel 17:50

  David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and with the stone, and struck the Philistine and put him to death; and there was no sword in the hand of David.

• 1 Samuel 25:29

  Though a man has risen to pursue you and to seek your life, yet the life of my lord will be bound in the bundle of the living with YHWH your Elohim; but the lives of your enemies he will sling out from within the hollow of the sling.

• 1 Kings 6:34

  and two doors of cypress wood: the two leaves of the one door were pivoting, and the two leaves of the second door were pivoting.

• 2 Chronicles 26:14

  Uzziah prepared for them, for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slings.

• Job 41:28

  The son of the bow does not make it flee; into stubble are turned for it the stones of the sling.

• Zechariah 9:15

  YHWH Tsevaot will shield them, and they will devour and tread down the stones of the sling; and they will drink, roar as with wine, and be filled like the bowl, like the corners of the altar.