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. Leviticus 19:14 תְקַלֵּ֣ל te.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

  2. Leviticus 20:9 יְקַלֵּ֧ל ye.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

  3. Leviticus 20:9 קִלֵּ֖ל ki.Lel · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

  4. Leviticus 24:11 וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל vay.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

  5. Leviticus 24:14 הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל ham.ka.Lel · An -ing word: strong action

    Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

  6. Leviticus 24:15 יְקַלֵּ֥ל ye.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

  7. Leviticus 24:23 הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל ham.ka.Lel · An -ing word: strong action

    And Moses spake to the children of Israel; and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

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