A primitive root; to admit, i.e. Take (literally or figuratively) -- choose, (take) hold, receive, (under-)take.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to take, receive, be before 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to take, choose, receive 1a2) to accept 1a3) to accept, assume 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to show oppositeness 1b2) to correspond, receive one to the other Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1980
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[קָבַל] verb Pi`elreceive, take (late) (Aramaic loan-word (and in Aramaic denominative) Gerber32, compare Aramaic (לִ)קְבֵילin front, opposite, Biblical Aramaic לָקֳבֵלbefore, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene לקבלover against, Nabataean id., in view of; also Sabean לקבלin view of CISiv, No. 79, 11. 2. 4. 5. 8, Assyrian ‡ablu, encounter; verbs are: Sabean קבלaccept, DHMZMG xxix (1875), 615; xxx (1876), 672; Arabic be in front, opposite, accept, admit; Ethiopic , especially III. 2, go to meet, accept; Late Hebrew קָבַלaccuse, Pi`el=Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic קַבֵּל, receive); — Perfect3masculine singular קִבֵּלEsther 4:4 + (Esther 9:27 Qr קִבְּלוּ); 3 plural קִבּלוּEzra 8:30; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיְקַבְּלֵם1 Chronicles 12:19 (18 van d. H.); 3masculine plural וַיְקַבְּלוּ2Chronicles 29:16,22; 1 plural נְקַבֵלJob 2:10 (twice in verse); Imperative masculine singular קַבֵּלProverbs 19:20, קַבֶּלֿ1 Chronicles 21:11; —
1take, with accusative of thing 2 Chronicles 29:22; Ezra 8:30; accusative omitted 2Chronicles 29:16, + ל reflexive=choose 1 Chronicles 21:11; receive, with accusative of person 1 Chronicles 12:19 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:18).
3accept, assume, and obligation, followed by clause, Esther 9:23, followed by infinitive Esther 9:27 (+ עַל reflexive).
Hiph`ilParticiple feminine plural מַקְבִּילֹתshew oppositeness, i.e. correspond, one to (אֶל) another Exodus 26:5; Exodus 36:12 (both P).
קַבֵּלverb denominative Pa`elreceive (Biblical Hebrew (late), (q. v.; ᵑ7 Syriac: properly come in front of, come to meet, compare German entgegennehmen); — Perfect3masculine singular קַבֵּלDaniel 6:1; Imperfect2masculine plural תְּקַבְּלוּןye shall receiveDaniel 2:6, 3masculine plural וִיקַבְּלוּןDaniel 7:18; all with accusative of thing.
Exodus 26:5 HEB:בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית מַקְבִּילֹת֙ הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת אִשָּׁ֖ה NAS: the loops shall be opposite each KJV: that the loops may take hold one INT: set the second shall be opposite the loops each
Exodus 36:12 HEB:בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית מַקְבִּילֹת֙ הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת אַחַ֖ת NAS: the loops were opposite each KJV: the loops held one INT: set the second were opposite the loops each
1 Chronicles 12:19 HEB:עֲזָרְךָ֖ אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וַיְקַבְּלֵ֣ם דָּוִ֔יד וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם INT: help angels choose to David cost
1 Chronicles 21:11 HEB:אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה קַבֶּל־ לָֽךְ׃ NAS: says the LORD, 'Take for yourself KJV: the LORD, Choose thee INT: says the LORD Take
2 Chronicles 29:16 HEB:בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיְקַבְּלוּ֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְהוֹצִ֥יא NAS: Then the Levites received [it] to carry KJV: And the Levites took [it], to carry [it] out INT: of the house of the LORD received the Levites carry
2 Chronicles 29:22 HEB:וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ הַבָּקָ֔ר וַיְקַבְּל֤וּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֶת־ NAS: and the priests took the blood KJV: and the priests received the blood, INT: slaughtered the bulls took and the priests the blood
Ezra 8:30 HEB: וְקִבְּלוּ֙ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם NAS: and the Levites accepted the weighed KJV:So took the priests and the Levites INT:accepted the priests and the Levites
Esther 4:4 HEB:מֵעָלָ֖יו וְלֹ֥א קִבֵּֽל׃ NAS: his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept [them]. KJV: his sackcloth from him: but he received [it] not. INT: and did not accept
Esther 9:23 HEB: וְקִבֵּל֙ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֵ֥ת NAS: Thus the Jews undertook what KJV: And the Jews undertook to do INT:undertook the Jews what
Esther 9:27 HEB:[וְקִבֵּל כ] (וְקִבְּל֣וּ ק) הַיְּהוּדִים֩ ׀ NAS: established and made a custom for themselves and for their descendants KJV: ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, INT: established choose the Jews and
Job 2:10 HEB:אֶת־ הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים NAS: Shall we indeed accept good KJV: What? shall we receive good INT: indeed good accept God adversity
Job 2:10 HEB:הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל־ זֹ֛את NAS: from God and not accept adversity? KJV: at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? INT: adversity and not accept all manner likewise
Proverbs 19:20 HEB:שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן NAS: to counsel and accept discipline, KJV: counsel, and receive instruction, INT: Listen to counsel and accept discipline that