קָלַל

qa.lal · to lighten

Hebrew · Strong's H7043 · Verb · Sounds like: kaw-lal' · 82 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[קָלַל] 82 vb. be slight, swift, trifling
Qal
1. be slight, of water, be abated
2. be swift
3. trifling, i.e. of little account
Niph.
1. shew oneself swift
2. appear trifling
3. be lightly esteemed
Pi. curse (prop. make contemptible)
Pu. be cursed
Hiph.
1. make light, lighten
2. treat with contempt
Pilp.
1. shake
2. (peculiarly) whet
Hithpalp. reflex. of 1: hills shook themselves

Every occurrence

  1. Genesis 8:8 הֲקַ֣לּוּ ha.Ka.lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

  2. Genesis 8:11 קַ֥לּוּ Ka.lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

  3. Genesis 8:21 לְקַלֵּ֨ל le.ka.Lel · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

  4. Genesis 12:3 וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ u.me.ka.lel.Cha · An -ing word: strong action

    and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  5. Genesis 16:4 וַתֵּקַ֥ל va.te.Kal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

  6. Genesis 16:5 וָאֵקַ֖ל va.'e.Kal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.

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