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H7043קָלַלqa.lal
to lightenPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
קַ֭לֹּתִי Ka.lo.ti “I am insignificant”
Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו (מְקֻלָּלָ֗י) me.ku.la.La “cursed [ones]”
Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
יְקַלְלוּ־ ye.ka.lu- “they curse”
They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.
יְקַֽלְלוּ־ ye.ka.lu- “they will curse”
The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
נָקָֽל׃ na.Kal “it is trifling”
If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
מְ֭קַלֵּל Me.ka.lel “[one who] curses”
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ (יְקַלֶּלְ) ye.ka.lel. “he should curse”
There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
יְקַלֵּ֑ל ye.ka.Lel “it curses”
Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.
מְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃ (מְקַלְלֶֽ) me.ka.Le. “cursing”
Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.
קִלַּ֥לְתָּ ki.Lal.ta “you have cursed”
If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
קִלְקַ֔ל kil.Kal “he has sharpened”
Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
תְּקַלֵּ֔ל te.ka.Lel “you curse”תְּקַלֵּ֖ל te.ka.Lel “you curse”
And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;
וְקִלֵּ֧ל (קִלֵּ֧ל) ki.Lel “it will curse”
In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
הֵקַ֞ל he.Kal “he treated with contempt”
It was the purpose of the Lord of armies to put pride to shame, to make sport of the glory of those who are honoured in the earth.
לְהָקֵ֖ל (הָקֵ֖ל) ha.Kel “treat with contempt”
Saying, No, for we will go in flight on horses; so you will certainly go in flight: and, We will go on the backs of quick-running beasts; so those who go after you will be quick-footed.
יִקַּ֥לּוּ yi.Ka.lu “they will prove swift”
It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the ea
נָקֵ֨ל na.Kel “it is [too] trifling”
No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one c
יְקֻלָּֽל׃ ye.ku.Lal “he will be cursed”
See, he will come up like the clouds, and his war-carriages like the storm-wind: his horses are quicker than eagles. Sorrow is ours, for destruction has come on us.
קַלּ֥וּ ka.Lu “they are swift”
Looking at the mountains, I saw them shaking, and all the hills were moved about.
הִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃ hit.kal.Ka.lu “they shook to and fro”
And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
נְקַלָּ֔ה ne.ka.Lah “a trifling [thing]”
And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
נְקַלָּ֔ה ne.ka.Lah “a trifling [thing]”
Sorrow is mine, my mother, because you have given birth to me, a cause of fighting and argument in all the earth! I have not made men my creditors and I am not in debt to any, but every one of them is cursing me.
מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ (מְקַלְלַֽו) me.ka.La.v. “[are] cursing”
Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and s
הֲנָקֵל֙ (נָקֵל֙) na.Kel “is it [too] trifling”
For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to make use of secret arts: shaking the arrows this way and that, he put questions to the images of his gods, he took note of the inner parts of dead beasts.
קִלְקַ֤ל kil.Kal “he has shaken”