qa.la denotes making carved decorative figures and floral designs on walls and doors.

The attested use describes carving decorative designs onto architectural surfaces: walls in 1 Kings 6:29 and doors in 1 Kings 6:32 and 1 Kings 6:35, with cherubim, palms, and open flowers named as the designs.

1. Carving decorative designs on surfaces · dominant

   All three occurrences are Qal perfect, third masculine singular forms in clauses about carved decoration. In 1 Kings 6:29 the APB renders that the walls were carved with cherubim, palms, and open flowers; in 1 Kings 6:32 and 1 Kings 6:35 it renders corresponding carving on doors and of the same motifs.

   1 Kings 6:291 Kings 6:321 Kings 6:35

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action consistently with “carved,” describing cherubim, palms, and open flowers on walls or doors. The quoted wording is treated as the verse-level presentation of the clause.