Lexical Definition

‎קָלִי‎ qâlîy (kaw-lee') roasted ^H:N-M
or קָלִיא qâlîyʼ (kaw-lee'); from ‎קָלָה‎

parched corn.

• roasted ears of grain

1) parched grain, roasted grain
1a) a common food

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קָלִי‎ noun masculine^{1Sam 17:17} parched grain, a common food (Rob^{BR ii.50} Anderlind^{ZPV ix. 3}); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ק‎ 1Sam 25:18; 2Sam 17:28a + v2Sam 17:28b (but dittograph, strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and Comm.), Lev 23:14 (P), Ruth 2:14 = ‎קָלִיא‎ 1Sam 17:17.

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