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קָל‏ n.m. voice

voice Com. Dan 4:28 : עוֹד מִלְּתָא בְּפֻם מַלְכָּא קָל מִן־שְׁמַיָּא נְפַל‏ while the king was still speaking, a voice descended from heaven. 11QtgJob 38.2=42:9 : ושמע א[ל]ה֗א בקלה די איוב‏ . TgO Gen21:16 : וַאֲרֵימַת יָת קָלַה וֻבכָת‏ she raised her voice and wept. PJ Gen21:17 : קליה דטליא‏ the lad's voice. speech Com. TgO Gen4:23 : עָדָה וְצִלָה שְמַעָא קָלִי נְשֵי לַמַך אֲצִיתָא לְמֵימְרִי‏ Adah and Tsilah, hear my speech; Lamech's wives, attend my speaking. ql rm : a loud voice : see s.v. rm adj. Com.

sound, noise Com. Dan 3:5 : בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי־תִשְׁמְעוּן קָל קַרְנָא‏ when you hear the sound of the horn. DMordecai:2 : ותווהו כל עממי ארעא לקל איתרגושיהון‏ all nations of the earth were astounded at the noise of their tumult. thunder Com. TgO Ex9:23 : וַיוי יְהַב קָלִין וֻברַד‏ . TgO Ex19:16 : קָלִין וֻבַרקִין וַעְנָנָא תַקִיף עַל טוּרָא‏ . TN Ex19:16 . IfOurMouth10a : ואשמעיננא פיתגמוהי בקלין וברקין‏ He enabled us to hear His words with thunders and lightnings.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 492b; DJBA: 1016b; Jastrow: 1371; Levy Ch-W: 2:361; Tal Sam: 777; DNWSI: 1010; Cook,Qumran: 209;

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Derivatives:

brt ql, brt qlˀ (baṯ qāl, baṯ qālā) n.f. voice, sound

psql vb. to make an agreement