[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); —
3. trifling, i.e. of little account., of person,
1 Mos 16,4;
1 Mos 16,5 (
J; both with
בְּעֵינֶיהָ;
1 Sam 2,30 (opposed to
אֲכַבֵּד).
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular
נָקֵל (
Ges §67 t.)
2 Kong 20,30 +,
וְנָקַל consecutive
2 Kong 3,18 נָקָ֑ל Ord 14,6 1 singular consecutive
וּנְקַלֹּתִי 2 Sam 6,22 Imperfect3 masculine plural
יִקַּ֫לּוּ Es 30,16 Participle feminine
נְקַלָּה (
עַלֿ)
Jer 6,14: + 2 t ; —
1. shew oneself swift Es 30,16 (||
עַלקַֿל נִרְכָּ֑ב).
2. appear trifling,
1 Sam 18,23 (
בְּעֵינֵיכֶם; Infinitive subject, compare
Dr), with
מִן compare
be too trifling Es 49,6, especially of sin
1 Kong 16,31 (Infinitive subject), and (with
מִן compare)
Ezk 8,17 easy 2 Kong 3,18 (
בְּעֵנַי),
2 Kong 20,10 (c. Infinitive),
Ord 14,6 Participle (as substantive) with
עַל in adverb phrase
עַלנְֿקַלָּה lightly i.e. superficially,
Jer 6,14;
Jer 8,11.
3. be lightly esteemed 2 Sam 6,22 (||
שָׁפָל; opposed to
אִכָּכֵ֑דָה).
Pi`el40 Perfect 3 masculine singular
קִלֵּל 2 Sam 19,22 +, etc.;
Imperfect יְקַלֵּל 3 Mos 20,9 +, etc :
Imperative masculine singular
קַלֵּל 2 Sam 16,10 Infinitive construct קַלֵּל 1 Mos 8,21:
Jos 24,9, etc.;
Participle מְקַלֵּל 2 Mos 21,17 +; suffix
כֻלֹּה 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.
2 Mos 21,27 (
E),
1 Mos 12,3 (
J),
3 Mos 19,14 (
H),
Dom 9,27;
2 Sam 16,9 + 16 t.;
קִלְלַנִי קְלָלָה 1 Kong 2,8 object omitted
2 Sam 16,5;
2 Sam 16,7;
2 Sam 16,10;
2 Sam 16,11;
2 Sam 16,13;
Sl 62,5;
Sl 109,28 (opposed to
בֵּרַךְ); acc person +
ב of oath
1 Sam 17,43;
2 Kong 2,24 with
כ of oath alone
Es 8,21.
3. with accusative of thing
1 Mos 8,21(
׳י subject),
Job 3,1.
Pu`al Imperfect) 3 masculine singular
יְקֻלָּ֑ל Es 65,20 be cursed by death; 3 feminine singular
תְּקֻלַּל Job 24,18 their portion
is cursed;
Participle plural suffix
מְקֻלָּלָיו Sl 37,22=
those cursed by him (opposed to
מְברָכָיו).
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular
הֵקַל Es 8,23 2 masculine singular suffix
הֱקִלֹּחַנִי 2 Sam 19,44 (
van d. H. -
הֲ); 3 plural
הֵקַלּוּ Ezk 22,7 Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יָקֵל 1 Sam 6,5 Imperative masculine singular;
הָקֵל 2 Mos 18,22+;
Infinitive construct id.,
Es 23,9;
Jon 1,5 —
1. make light, lighten,
יָקֵל אֶתיָֿדוֺ מֵעֲלֵיכֶם 1 Sam 6,5 he will lighten his hand from upon you; c,.
מֵעַל person alone,
make light from upon one, lighten one's burden
2 Mos 18,22 (
E),
Jon 1,5;
1 Kong 12,10 =
2 Kron 10,10 +
מִן partitive
1 Kong 12,4;
1 Kong 12,9 =
2 Kron 10,4;
2 Kron 10,9.
2. treat with contempt, accusative of person
2 Sam 19,44;
Es 23,9;
Ezk 22,7 direct causative
bring contempt, dishonour Es 8,23 (opposed to
הִכְבִּיד).
Pilpel Perfect 3 masculine singular
1. shake קִלְקַל בַּחצִּים Ezk 21,26 (in divination).
2. (peculiarly)
whet Praed 10,10 (properly move quickly to and fro).
Hithpalpel reflexive of
1. :
Perfect 3 plural
הִחְקַלְקָ֑לוּ Jer 4,24 hills
shook themselves, shook.