Lexical Definition

‎כִּילַי‎ kîylay (kee-lah'-ee) rogue H:N-M
or כֵּלַי kêlay (kay-lah'-ee); from ‎כּוּל‎ in the sense of withholding

churl.

1) scoundrel, knave

See Greek: ὑπηρέτης

Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
וּלְכִילַ֕י and of a scoundrel Isa.32.5
וְכֵלַ֖י and a scoundrel Isa.32.7

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎כִּילַי‎, ‎כֵּלַי‎ Isa 32:5; Isa 32:7 see ‎נכל‎ (ii. 118).

‎כִּילַי‎, ‎כֵּלַי‎ noun masculine knave (for ‎נְכִילַי‎ see ii.1, 118); — absolute ‎כִּילַי‎ Isa 32:5 (opposed to ‎שׁוֺעַ‎, || ‎נָבָל‎); ‎כֵּלַי‎ vIsa 32:7 (assonance with ‎כֵּלָיו‎, from ‎כְּלִי‎ q. v.).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Isaiah 32:5 · 32:7