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H7043קָלַלqa.lal

to lightenPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 6
  2. 3
  3. 7
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 5
  10. 11
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 3
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 2
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. 5
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 6
  24. 5
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 3
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. Micah: 0
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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82 occurrences in 79 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Genesis 8:8

    And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;

    הֲקַ֣לּוּ (קַ֣לּוּ) Ka.lu “were they abated”

  2. Genesis 8:11

    And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.

    קַ֥לּוּ Ka.lu “they were abated”

  3. Genesis 8:21

    And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I h

    לְקַלֵּ֨ל (קַלֵּ֨ל) ka.Lel “curse”

  4. Genesis 12:3

    To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

    וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ (מְקַלֶּלְ) me.ka.lel. “[one who] disdains”

  5. Genesis 16:4

    And he went in to Hagar and she became with child, and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for her master's wife.

    וַתֵּקַ֥ל (תֵּקַ֥ל) te.Kal “she became insignificant”

  6. Genesis 16:5

    And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.

    וָאֵקַ֖ל (אֵקַ֖ל) 'e.Kal “I have become insignificant”

  7. Exodus 18:22

    And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you

    וְהָקֵל֙ (הָקֵל֙) ha.Kel “lighten”

  8. Exodus 21:17

    Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.

    וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל (מְקַלֵּ֥ל) me.ka.Lel “[one who] will curse”

  9. Exodus 22:28

    You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

    תְקַלֵּ֑ל te.ka.Lel “you must curse”

  10. Leviticus 19:14

    Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.

    תְקַלֵּ֣ל te.ka.Lel “you will curse”

  11. Leviticus 20:9

    Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

    יְקַלֵּ֧ל ye.ka.Lel “he will curse”קִלֵּ֖ל ki.Lel “he has cursed”

  12. Leviticus 24:11

    And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with curses; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

    וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל (יְקַלֵּ֔ל) y.ka.Lel “he cursed”

  13. Leviticus 24:14

    Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people.

    הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל (מְקַלֵּ֗ל) m.ka.Lel “[one who] cursed”

  14. Leviticus 24:15

    And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head.

    יְקַלֵּ֥ל ye.ka.Lel “he will curse”

  15. Leviticus 24:23

    And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, and they took the man who had been cursing outside the tent-circle and had him stoned. The children of Israel did as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

    הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל (מְקַלֵּ֗ל) m.ka.Lel “[one who] had cursed”

  16. Deuteronomy 23:4

    Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you.

    לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ (קַֽלְלֶֽ) Ka.Le. “curse”

  17. Joshua 24:9

    Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, went up to war against Israel; and he sent for Balaam, the son of Beor, to put a curse on you:

    לְקַלֵּ֥ל (קַלֵּ֥ל) ka.Lel “curse”

  18. Judges 9:27

    And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.

    וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ (יְקַלְל֖וּ) y.ka.Lu “they cursed”

  19. 1 Samuel 2:30

    For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those wh

    יֵקָֽלּוּ׃ ye.Ka.lu “they will be insignificant”

  20. 1 Samuel 3:13

    And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.

    מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים me.ka.Lim “[were] bringing a curse”

  21. 1 Samuel 6:5

    So make images of the growths caused by your disease and of the mice which are damaging your land; and give glory to the God of Israel: it may be that the weight of his hand will be lifted from you and from your gods and from your land.

    יָקֵ֤ל ya.Kel “he will lighten”

  22. 1 Samuel 17:43

    And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.

    וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל (יְקַלֵּ֧ל) y.ka.Lel “he cursed”

  23. 1 Samuel 18:23

    And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?

    הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה (נְקַלָּ֤ה) n.ka.Lah “trifling”

  24. 2 Samuel 1:23

    Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

    קַ֔לּוּ Ka.lu “they were swift”

  25. 2 Samuel 6:22

    And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.

    וּנְקַלֹּ֤תִי (נְקַלֹּ֤תִי) ne.ka.Lo.ti “I will demean myself”