Lexical Definition

‎קָלַל‎ qâlal (kaw-lal') to lighten ^H:V
a primitive root

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.

• to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)

1) to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be slight, be abated (of water)
1a2) to be swift
1a3) to be trifling, be of little account
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be swift, show oneself swift
1b2) to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant
1b3) to be lightly esteemed
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to make despicable
1c2) to curse
1d) (Pual) to be cursed
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to make light, lighten
1e2) to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour
1f) (Pilpel)
1f1) to shake
1f2) to whet
1g) (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎קָלַל‎]₈₂ verb be slight, swift, trifling (probably originally be light; Late Hebrew [‎קָלַל‎], ‎קַל‎, ‎קִלֵּל‎=Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian ‡alâlu II. depise, dishonour; so Tel Amarna (apparently Canaanism); Arabic be small, scanty; Sabean ‎קללם‎ scanty Hal 143.8f. (compare Fell^{ZMG liv (1900), 246}); Ethiopic be light, Small, easy; II. despise; Targum ‎קְלַל‎, Syriac = Biblical Hebrew; also (see Pilpel, etc.) Arabic shake, : vibrate, whirl (of sword), : see be shaken; — Schw^{ZAW xi (1891), 170 ff.} thinks shake original, see ‎מַקֵּל‎); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎קַלּוֺתָ‎ Nah 1:14 1 singular ‎קַלֹּתי‎ Job 40:4 3 plural ‎קַלּוּ‎ Gen 8:11 +; Imperfect. 3 feminine singular ‎וַתֵּקַל‎ Gen 16:4 1 singular ‎וָאֵקַל‎ vGen 16:5 3 masculine plural ‎יֵָ֑˜קלּוּ‎ 1Sam 2:30 —

1. be slight, of water, be abated, fr off (‎מֵעַל‎) earth Gen 8:8; Gen 8:11(J).

2. be swift, with ‎מִן‎ compare, of warriors 2Sam 1:23, horses Jer 4:13; Hab 1:8 one's days Job 7:6; Job 9:25.

3. trifling, i.e. of little account., of person, Gen 16:4; Gen 16:5 (J; both with ‎בְּעֵינֶיהָ‎; 1Sam 2:30 (opposed to ‎אֲכַבֵּד‎). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נָקֵל‎ (Ges §67 t.) 2Kgs 20:30 +, ‎וְנָקַל‎ consecutive 2Kgs 3:18 ‎נָקָ֑ל‎ Prov 14:6 1 singular consecutive ‎וּנְקַלֹּתִי‎ 2Sam 6:22 Imperfect3 masculine plural ‎יִקַּ֫לּוּ‎ Isa 30:16 Participle feminine ‎נְקַלָּה‎ (‎עַלֿ‎) Jer 6:14: + 2 t ; —

1. shew oneself swift Isa 30:16 (|| ‎עַלקַֿל‎ ‎נִרְכָּ֑ב‎).

2. appear trifling, 1Sam 18:23 (‎בְּעֵינֵיכֶם‎; Infinitive subject, compare Dr), with ‎מִן‎ compare be too trifling Isa 49:6, especially of sin 1Kgs 16:31 (Infinitive subject), and (with ‎מִן‎ compare) Ezek 8:17 easy 2Kgs 3:18 (‎בְּעֵנַי‎), 2Kgs 20:10 (c. Infinitive), Prov 14:6 Participle (as substantive) with ‎עַל‎ in adverb phrase‎עַלנְֿקַלָּה‎ lightly i.e. superficially, Jer 6:14; Jer 8:11.

3. be lightly esteemed 2Sam 6:22 (|| ‎שָׁפָל‎; opposed to ‎אִכָּכֵ֑דָה‎). Pi`el₄₀ Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎קִלֵּל‎ 2Sam 19:22* +, etc.; Imperfect ‎יְקַלֵּל‎ Lev 20:9 +, etc : Imperative masculine singular ‎קַלֵּל‎ 2Sam 16:10 Infinitive construct ‎קַלֵּל‎ Gen 8:21: Josh 24:9, etc.; Participle ‎מְקַלֵּל‎ Exod 21:17 +; suffix‎כֻלֹּה מקללוני‎ Jer 15:10, read ‎מְקַלְלַוְנִי‎! (Baer); error for ‎כֻּלְּהֶם קִלְלוּנִי‎ JDMich Gf Gie Du and others, etc.; — curse (properly make contemptible):

1. with accusative of person homin. Exod 21:27 (E), Gen 12:3 (J), Lev 19:14 (H), Judg 9:27; 2Sam 16:9 + 16 t.; ‎קִלְלַנִי קְלָלָה‎ 1Kgs 2:8 object omitted 2Sam 16:5; 2Sam 16:7; 2Sam 16:10; 2Sam 16:11; 2Sam 16:13; Ps 62:5*; Ps 109:28 (opposed to ‎בֵּרַךְ‎); acc person + ‎ב‎ of oath 1Sam 17:43; 2Kgs 2:24 with ‎כ‎ of oath alone Isa 8:21.

2. with accusative dei Exod 22:27* (E), Lev 24:15 (H), 1Sam 3:13 (reading ‎אֱלֹהִים‎ for ‎להֶם‎ ᵐ5 Comm.), + (object omitted) Lev 24:11; Lev 24:14; Lev 24:23

3. with accusative of thing Gen 8:21(‎׳‎‎י‎ subject), Job 3:1. Pu`al Imperfect) 3 masculine singular ‎יְקֻלָּ֑ל‎ Isa 65:20 be cursed by death; 3 feminine singular ‎תְּקֻלַּל‎ Job 24:18 their portion is cursed; Participle plural suffix ‎מְקֻלָּלָיו‎ Ps 37:22= those cursed by him (opposed to ‎מְברָכָיו‎). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הֵקַל‎ Isa 8:23* 2 masculine singular suffix ‎הֱקִלֹּחַנִי‎ 2Sam 19:44* (van d. H. -‎הֲ‎); 3 plural ‎הֵקַלּוּ‎ Ezek 22:7 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָקֵל‎ 1Sam 6:5 Imperative masculine singular; ‎הָקֵל‎ Exod 18:22+; Infinitive construct id., Isa 23:9; Jonah 1:5 —

1. make light, lighten, ‎יָקֵל אֶתיָֿדוֺ מֵעֲלֵיכֶם‎ 1Sam 6:5 he will lighten his hand from upon you; c,. ‎מֵעַל‎ person alone, make light from upon one, lighten one's burden Exod 18:22 (E), Jonah 1:5; 1Kgs 12:10 = 2Chr 10:10 + ‎מִן‎ partitive 1Kgs 12:4; 1Kgs 12:9 = 2Chr 10:4; 2Chr 10:9.

2. treat with contempt, accusative of person 2Sam 19:44*; Isa 23:9; Ezek 22:7 direct causative bring contempt, dishonour Isa 8:23* (opposed to ‎הִכְבִּיד‎). Pilpel Perfect 3 masculine singular

1. shake ‎קִלְקַל בַּחצִּים‎ Ezek 21:26* (in divination).

2. (peculiarly) whet Eccl 10:10 (properly move quickly to and fro). Hithpalpel reflexive of

1. : Perfect 3 plural ‎הִחְקַלְקָ֑לוּ‎ Jer 4:24 hills shook themselves, shook.

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