קֶלַע (qelaʿ) is a Hebrew noun meaning curtain. It appears 22 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7050).

Also rendered

• sling

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2030a)

Root family 2030: קָלַע qālaʿ — I, sling, hurl forth (e.g. Jud 20:16; I Sam 17:49)

• קָלַע qālaʿ — carve
• קַלָּע qallāʿ — slinger

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