H6978
H6978 — קַו ־ קַו
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
qav-qav (kav-kav') n-m.
1. stalwart
[from H6957 (in the sense of a fastening)]
KJV: X meted out.
Root(s): H6957
TWOT
TWOT: 1994b
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KJV Renderings
X meted out.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB7348
קַוְקָו (or קַוְקַו, קָוְקָו) noun [masculine] might (?); — so read (according to most) for קַוקָֿו in phrase ׳ גּוֺי ק Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 i.e. a mighty nation (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 4702] strength; see (on reduplication) Ges«GKC:123e»§ 123e); > RV 'meting out' conquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11. קַו).