קָלַל

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)

Every occurrence

21. 1 Samuel 3:13 מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים me.ka.Lim · An -ing word: strong action

    For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.

22. 1 Samuel 6:5 יָקֵ֤ל ya.Kel · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Wherefore ye shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

23. 1 Samuel 17:43 וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל vay.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

24. 1 Samuel 18:23 הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה han.ka.Lah · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

25. 2 Samuel 1:23 קַ֔לּוּ Ka.lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

26. 2 Samuel 6:22 וּנְקַלֹּ֤תִי u.ne.ka.Lo.ti · An action: receiving the action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.

27. 2 Samuel 16:5 וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃ u.me.ka.Lel · An -ing word: strong action

    And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

28. 2 Samuel 16:7 בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ be.ka.Lo · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

29. 2 Samuel 16:9 יְקַלֵּ֞ל ye.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

30. 2 Samuel 16:10 יְקַלֵּ֗ל ye.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

31. 2 Samuel 16:10 קַלֵּ֣ל ka.Lel · A command to you: strong action

    And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

32. 2 Samuel 16:11 וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל vi.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more may this Benjamite now do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for Jehovah hath bidden him.

33. 2 Samuel 16:13 וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל vay.ka.Lel · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

34. 2 Samuel 19:21 קִלֵּ֖ל ki.Lel · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?

35. 2 Samuel 19:43 הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי he.ki.lo.Ta.ni · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

36. 1 Kings 2:8 קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ ki.La.ni · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

37. 1 Kings 12:4 הָקֵל֩ ha.Kel · A command to you: causing it

    Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

38. 1 Kings 12:9 הָקֵל֙ ha.Kel · A command to you: causing it

    And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

39. 1 Kings 12:10 הָקֵ֣ל ha.Kel · A command to you: causing it

    And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.

40. 1 Kings 16:31 הֲנָקֵ֣ל ha.na.Kel · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

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