7043. qalal
Strong's Concordance
qalal: to be slight, swift or trifling
Original Word: קָלַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qalal
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-lal')
Definition: to be slight, swift or trifling
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be slight, swift or trifling
NASB Translation
abated (2), accursed (1), brought a curse (1), contempt (1), contemptible (1), curse (15), cursed (16), curses (8), cursing (2), despise (1), despised (2), ease (1), easier (1), easy (2), insignificant (1), light a thing (1), lighten (5), lightly esteemed (2), make it lighter (2), moved to and fro (1), shakes (1), sharpen (1), slight thing (1), small a thing (1), superficially (2), swift (1), swifter (5), treat us with contempt (1), treated (1), treated and lightly (1), trivial (1), trivial thing (1).

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 FellZMG 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; — SchwZAW xi (1891), 170 ff. thinks shake original, see מַקֵּל); —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular קַלּוֺתָ Nahum 1:14; 1singular קַלֹּתי Job 40:4; 3plural קַלּוּ Genesis 8:11 +; Imperfect. 3 feminine singular וַתֵּקַל Genesis 16:4; 1singular וָאֵקַל Genesis 16:5; 3masculine plural יֵָ֑˜קלּוּ 1 Samuel 2:30; —

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

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

3 trifling, i.e. of little account., of person, Genesis 16:4,5 (J; both with בְּעֵינֶיהָ; 1 Samuel 2:30 (opposed to אֲכַבֵּד).

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נָקֵל (Ges §67 t.) 2 Kings 20:30 +, וְנָקַל consecutive 2 Kings 3:18; נָקָ֑ל Proverbs 14:6; 1singular consecutive וּנְקַלֹּתִי 2 Samuel 6:22; Imperfect3masculine plural יִקַּ֫לּוּ Isaiah 30:16; Participle feminine נְקַלָּה (עַלֿ) Jeremiah 6:14: + 2t ; —

1 shew oneself swift Isaiah 30:16 ("" עַלקַֿל נִרְכָּ֑ב).

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

3 be lightly esteemed 2 Samuel 6:22 ("" שָׁפָל; opposed to אִכָּכֵ֑דָה).

Pi`el40 Perfect3masculine singular קִלֵּל 2 Samuel 19:22 +, etc.; Imperfect יְקַלֵּל Leviticus 20:9 +, etc : Imperative masculine singular קַלֵּל 2 Samuel 16:10; Infinitive construct קַלֵּל Genesis 8:21: Joshua 24:9, etc.; Participle מְקַלֵּל Exodus 21:17 +; suffixכֻלֹּה מקללוני Jeremiah 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. Exodus 21:27 (E), Genesis 12:3 (J), Leviticus 19:14 (H), Judges 9:27; 2 Samuel 16:9 16t.; קִלְלַנִי קְלָלָה 1 Kings 2:8; object omitted 2 Samuel 16:5,7,10,11,13; Psalm 62:5; Psalm 109:28 (opposed to בֵּרַךְ); acc person + ב of oath 1 Samuel 17:43; 2 Kings 2:24; with כ of oath alone Isaiah 8:21.

2 with accusative dei Exodus 22:27 (E), Leviticus 24:15 (H), 1 Samuel 3:13 (reading אֱלֹהִים for להֶם ᵐ5 Comm.), + (object omitted) Leviticus 24:11,14,23

3 with accusative of thing Genesis 8:21(׳י subject), Job 3:1.

Pu`al Imperfect) 3 masculine singular יְקֻלָּ֑ל Isaiah 65:20 be cursed by death; 3 feminine singular תְּקֻלַּל Job 24:18 their portion is cursed; Participle plural suffix מְקֻלָּלָיו Psalm 37:22= those cursed by him (opposed to מְברָכָיו).

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הֵקַל Isaiah 8:23; 2masculine singular suffix הֱקִלֹּחַנִי 2 Samuel 19:44 (van d. H. -הֲ); 3 plural הֵקַלּוּ Ezekiel 22:7; Imperfect3masculine singular יָקֵל 1 Samuel 6:5; Imperative masculine singular; הָקֵל Exodus 18:22+; Infinitive construct id., Isaiah 23:9; Jonah 1:5; —

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

2 treat with contempt, accusative of person 2 Samuel 19:44; Isaiah 23:9; Ezekiel 22:7; direct causative bring contempt, dishonour Isaiah 8:23 (opposed to הִכְבִּיד).

Pilpel Perfect3masculine singular

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

2 (peculiarly) whet Ecclesiastes 10:10 (properly move quickly to and fro).

Hithpalpel reflexive of

1 : Perfect3plural הִחְקַלְקָ֑לוּ Jeremiah 4:24 hills shook themselves, shook.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
abate, make bright, bring into contempt, accurse, despise, be easy

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), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ בקללו הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי הֲנָקֵ֣ל הֲנָקֵל֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃ הֵקַ֞ל הֵקַ֣לּוּ הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה הָקֵ֣ל הָקֵל֙ הָקֵל֩ המקלל הנקל הנקלה הקל הקלו הקלתני התקלקלו׃ וְהָקֵל֙ וְנָקַ֥ל וְקִלֵּ֧ל וְקַלּ֨וּ וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל וַתֵּקַ֥ל וָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔ם וָאֵקַ֖ל וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ וּנְקַלֹּ֤תִי ואקל ואקללם והקל ויקלל ויקללו ויקללם ומקלל ומקלל׃ ומקלליו ומקללך ונקל ונקלתי וקלו וקלל ותקל יְקַֽלְלוּ־ יְקַלְלוּ־ יְקַלֵּ֑ל יְקַלֵּ֗ל יְקַלֵּ֞ל יְקַלֵּ֥ל יְקַלֵּ֧ל יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ יְקֻלָּֽל׃ יִקַּ֥לּוּ יֵקָֽלּוּ׃ יָקֵ֤ל יקל יקלו יקלו׃ יקלל יקלל׃ יקללו־ יקללך לְהָקֵ֖ל לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ לְקַלֵּ֥ל לְקַלֵּ֨ל להקל לקלל לקללו לקללך׃ מְ֭קַלֵּל מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים מְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃ מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ מקלל מקללוני׃ מקללים מקללך׃ נְקַלָּ֔ה נָקֵ֣ל נָקֵ֨ל נָקָֽל׃ נקל נקל׃ נקלה קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ קִלְקַ֔ל קִלְקַ֤ל קִלֵּ֖ל קִלַּ֥לְתָּ קַ֔לּוּ קַ֥לּוּ קַ֭לֹּתִי קַ֭לּוּ קַלֵּ֣ל קַלּ֥וּ קַלּֽוֹתָ׃ קלו קלות׃ קלל קללני קללת קלקל קלתי תְּקַלֵּ֔ל תְּקַלֵּ֖ל תְּקֻלַּ֣ל תְקַלֵּ֑ל תְקַלֵּ֣ל תקלל bə·qal·lōw bekalLo bəqallōw hă·nā·qêl hă·qal·lū hā·qêl haKallu haKel ham·qal·lêl hamkalLel hamqallêl han·qal·lāh hanaKel hănāqêl hankalLah hanqallāh hăqallū hāqêl hê·qal hê·qal·lū hĕ·qil·lō·ṯa·nî heKal heKallu hekilloTani hêqal hêqallū hĕqillōṯanî hiṯ·qal·qā·lū hitkalKalu hiṯqalqālū kalLel kalLota Kalloti Kallu kilKal kilLalta kilLani kilLel lə·hā·qêl lə·qal·le·kā lə·qal·lêl lə·qal·lōw lehaKel ləhāqêl leKalLeka lekalLel lekalLo ləqallekā ləqallêl ləqallōw mə·qal·la·w·nî mə·qal·le·ḵā mə·qal·lêl mə·qal·lîm mekalLavni mekalLecha Mekallel mekalLim məqallawnî məqalleḵā məqallêl məqallîm nā·qāl nā·qêl naKal naKel nāqāl nāqêl nə·qal·lāh nekalLah nəqallāh qal·lêl qal·lō·ṯî qal·lō·w·ṯā qal·lū qallêl qallōṯî qallōwṯā qallū qil·la·nî qil·lal·tā qil·lêl qil·qal qillaltā qillanî qillêl qilqal tə·qal·lêl ṯə·qal·lêl tə·qul·lal tekalLel tekulLal təqallêl ṯəqallêl təqullal ū·mə·qal·lêl ū·mə·qal·lel·ḵā ū·mə·qul·lā·lāw ū·nə·qal·lō·ṯî umekalLel umekallelCha umekullaLav ūməqallêl ūməqallelḵā ūməqullālāw unekalLoti ūnəqallōṯî vaakalLem vaeKal vatteKal vaykalLel vaykalLem vaykalLu vehaKel vekalLu vekilLel venaKal vikalLel wā’ăqallêm wā’êqal wā·’ă·qal·lêm wā·’ê·qal wat·tê·qal wattêqal way·qal·lêl way·qal·lêm way·qal·lū wayqallêl wayqallêm wayqallū wə·hā·qêl wə·nā·qal wə·qal·lū wə·qil·lêl wəhāqêl wənāqal wəqallū wəqillêl wî·qal·lêl wîqallêl yā·qêl yaKel yāqêl yə·qal·lêl yə·qal·lel·ḵā yê·qāl·lū yə·qal·lū- yə·qul·lāl yekalLel yekallelCha yeKallu yekulLal yəqallêl yəqallelḵā yêqāllū yəqallū- yəqullāl yikKallu yiq·qal·lū yiqqallū
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Genesis 8:8
HEB: מֵאִתּ֑וֹ לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הַמַּ֔יִם מֵעַ֖ל
NAS: if the water was abated from the face
KJV: if the waters were abated from off the face
INT: for to see was abated the water from

Genesis 8:11
HEB: נֹ֔חַ כִּי־ קַ֥לּוּ הַמַּ֖יִם מֵעַ֥ל
NAS: that the water was abated from the earth.
KJV: that the waters were abated from off the earth.
INT: Noah for was abated the water from

Genesis 8:21
HEB: לֹֽא־ אֹ֠סִף לְקַלֵּ֨ל ע֤וֹד אֶת־
NAS: again curse the ground
KJV: I will not again curse the ground
INT: not again curse again the ground

Genesis 12:3
HEB: וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ אָאֹ֑ר וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ
NAS: those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse.
KJV: thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families
INT: will bless bless curses will curse will be blessed

Genesis 16:4
HEB: כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וַתֵּקַ֥ל גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: her mistress was despised in her sight.
KJV: her mistress was despised in her eyes.
INT: for had conceived was despised her mistress her sight

Genesis 16:5
HEB: כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וָאֵקַ֖ל בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָ יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט
NAS: that she had conceived, I was despised in her sight.
KJV: that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes:
INT: for had conceived was despised her sight judge

Exodus 18:22
HEB: יִשְׁפְּטוּ־ הֵ֑ם וְהָקֵל֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְנָשְׂא֖וּ
NAS: they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear
KJV: they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear
INT: will judge like will be easier and they will bear

Exodus 21:17
HEB: וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל אָבִ֛יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ
NAS: He who curses his father
KJV: And he that curseth his father,
INT: curses his father his mother

Exodus 22:28
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֹ֣א תְקַלֵּ֑ל וְנָשִׂ֥יא בְעַמְּךָ֖
NAS: You shall not curse God, nor
KJV: Thou shalt not revile the gods,
INT: God nor curse A ruler of your people

Leviticus 19:14
HEB: לֹא־ תְקַלֵּ֣ל חֵרֵ֔שׁ וְלִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: You shall not curse a deaf man, nor
KJV: Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put
INT: nor curse A deaf before

Leviticus 20:9
HEB: אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְקַלֵּ֧ל אֶת־ אָבִ֛יו
NAS: who curses his father
KJV: one that curseth his father
INT: anyone who curses his father his mother

Leviticus 20:9
HEB: אָבִ֧יו וְאִמּ֛וֹ קִלֵּ֖ל דָּמָ֥יו בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: be put to death; he has cursed his father
KJV: put to death: he hath cursed his father
INT: his father his mother has cursed his bloodguiltiness

Leviticus 24:11
HEB: אֶת־ הַשֵּׁם֙ וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ
NAS: the Name and cursed. So they brought
KJV: the name [of the LORD], and cursed. And they brought
INT: of the Israelite the Name and cursed brought to

Leviticus 24:14
HEB: הוֹצֵ֣א אֶת־ הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־ מִחוּץ֙
NAS: Bring the one who has cursed outside
KJV: Bring forth him that hath cursed without
INT: Bring has cursed about without

Leviticus 24:15
HEB: אִ֛ישׁ כִּֽי־ יְקַלֵּ֥ל אֱלֹהָ֖יו וְנָשָׂ֥א
NAS: anyone curses his God,
INT: anyone If curses his God will bear

Leviticus 24:23
HEB: וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּ אֶת־ הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־ מִחוּץ֙
NAS: and they brought the one who had cursed outside
KJV: that they should bring forth him that had cursed out
INT: of Israel brought had cursed about out

Deuteronomy 23:4
HEB: אֲרַ֥ם נַהֲרַ֖יִם לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
KJV: of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
INT: Pethor of Mesopotamia to curse

Joshua 24:9
HEB: בֶּן־ בְּע֖וֹר לְקַלֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶֽם׃
NAS: the son of Beor to curse you.
KJV: the son of Beor to curse you:
INT: the son of Beor to curse

Judges 9:27
HEB: וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ אֶת־ אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: and drank and cursed Abimelech.
KJV: and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
INT: and ate and drank and cursed Abimelech

1 Samuel 2:30
HEB: אֲכַבֵּ֖ד וּבֹזַ֥י יֵקָֽלּוּ׃
NAS: and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.
KJV: and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
INT: will honor despise will be lightly

1 Samuel 3:13
HEB: יָדַ֗ע כִּֽי־ מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים לָהֶם֙ בָּנָ֔יו
NAS: his sons brought a curse on themselves
KJV: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained
INT: knew because brought themselves his sons

1 Samuel 6:5
HEB: כָּב֑וֹד אוּלַ֗י יָקֵ֤ל אֶת־ יָדוֹ֙
NAS: perhaps He will ease His hand
KJV: of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand
INT: glory perhaps will ease his hand and

1 Samuel 17:43
HEB: אֵלַ֖י בַּמַּקְל֑וֹת וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת־
NAS: And the Philistine cursed David
KJV: And the Philistine cursed David
INT: about rod cursed the Philistine David

1 Samuel 18:23
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן
NAS: said, Is it trivial in your sight
KJV: Seemeth it to you [a] light [thing] to be a king's
INT: said David trivial your sight to become

2 Samuel 1:23
HEB: נִפְרָ֑דוּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים קַ֔לּוּ מֵאֲרָי֖וֹת גָּבֵֽרוּ׃
NAS: they were not parted; They were swifter than
KJV: they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles,
INT: parted eagles were swifter lions were stronger

82 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7043
82 Occurrences


bə·qal·lōw — 1 Occ.
hă·qal·lū — 1 Occ.
hā·qêl — 6 Occ.
ham·qal·lêl — 2 Occ.
hă·nā·qêl — 2 Occ.
han·qal·lāh — 1 Occ.
hê·qal — 1 Occ.
hê·qal·lū — 1 Occ.
hĕ·qil·lō·ṯa·nî — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·qal·qā·lū — 1 Occ.
qal·lêl — 1 Occ.
qal·lō·w·ṯā — 1 Occ.
qal·lō·ṯî — 1 Occ.
qal·lū — 5 Occ.
qil·qal — 2 Occ.
qil·lal·tā — 1 Occ.
qil·la·nî — 1 Occ.
qil·lêl — 2 Occ.
lə·hā·qêl — 2 Occ.
lə·qal·le·kā — 1 Occ.
lə·qal·lêl — 2 Occ.
lə·qal·lōw — 1 Occ.
mə·qal·la·w·nî — 1 Occ.
mə·qal·le·ḵā — 1 Occ.
mə·qal·lêl — 1 Occ.
mə·qal·lîm — 1 Occ.
nā·qāl — 1 Occ.
nā·qêl — 2 Occ.
nə·qal·lāh — 2 Occ.
ṯə·qal·lêl — 4 Occ.
tə·qul·lal — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·qal·lêl — 2 Occ.
ū·mə·qal·lel·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·qul·lā·lāw — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·qal·lō·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wā·’ă·qal·lêm — 1 Occ.
wā·’ê·qal — 1 Occ.
wat·tê·qal — 1 Occ.
way·qal·lêl — 4 Occ.
way·qal·lêm — 1 Occ.
way·qal·lū — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·qêl — 1 Occ.
wə·qal·lū — 1 Occ.
wə·qil·lêl — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·qal — 1 Occ.
wî·qal·lêl — 1 Occ.
yā·qêl — 1 Occ.
yə·qal·lêl — 5 Occ.
yə·qal·lel·ḵā — 1 Occ.
yê·qāl·lū — 3 Occ.
yə·qul·lāl — 1 Occ.
yiq·qal·lū — 1 Occ.








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