קָלַל (qâlal) — Abate
Hebrew word study: קָלַל (qâlal), Strong's H7043. to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
KJV translation words: 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 H7043 is tagged on 82 words in 79 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 8:8 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 79)
- Genesis 8:8 — הֲקַלּוּ — ¿ were they abated
- Genesis 8:11 — קַלּוּ — they were abated
- Genesis 8:21 — לְקַלֵּל — to curse
- Genesis 12:3 — וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ — and one who disdains you
- Genesis 16:4 — וַתֵּקַל — and she became insignificant
- Genesis 16:5 — וָאֵקַל — and I have become insignificant
- Exodus 18:22 — וְהָקֵל — and lighten
- Exodus 21:17 — וּמְקַלֵּל — and one who will curse
- Exodus 22:28 — תְקַלֵּל — you must curse
- Leviticus 19:14 — תְקַלֵּל — you will curse
- Leviticus 20:9 — יְקַלֵּל — he will curse
- Leviticus 24:11 — וַיְקַלֵּל — and he cursed
- Leviticus 24:14 — הַמְקַלֵּל — the one who cursed
- Leviticus 24:15 — יְקַלֵּל — he will curse
- Leviticus 24:23 — הַמְקַלֵּל — the one who had cursed
- Deuteronomy 23:4 — לְקַלְלֶךָּ — to curse you
- Joshua 24:9 — לְקַלֵּל — to curse
- Judges 9:27 — וַיְקַלְלוּ — and they cursed
- 1 Samuel 2:30 — יֵקָלּוּ — they will be insignificant
- 1 Samuel 3:13 — מְקַלְלִים — were bringing a curse
- 1 Samuel 6:5 — יָקֵל — he will lighten
- 1 Samuel 17:43 — וַיְקַלֵּל — and he cursed
- 1 Samuel 18:23 — הַנְקַלָּה — ¿ trifling
- 2 Samuel 1:23 — קַלּוּ — they were swift
- 2 Samuel 6:22 — וּנְקַלֹּתִי — and I will demean myself
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7031 קַל (qal), H7040 קַלַּי (Qallay), H7044 קָלָל (qâlâl), H7045 קְלָלָה (qᵉlâlâh), H7052 קְלֹקֵל (qᵉlôqêl).
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Frequently asked questions
What does qâlal (H7043) mean?
To be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.).
How is H7043 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7043 as: 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..
How often does קָלַל (qâlal) appear?
Strong's H7043 is tagged on 82 words in 79 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 8:8 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:8.
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