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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 JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 8:8

    And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.

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

  2. Genesis 8:11

    And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

    קַ֥לּוּ Ka.lu “they were abated”

  3. Genesis 8:21

    And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: 'I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I hav

    לְקַלֵּ֨ל (קַלֵּ֨ל) ka.Lel “curse”

  4. Genesis 12:3

    And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'

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

  5. Genesis 16:4

    And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

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

  6. Genesis 16:5

    And Sarai said unto Abram: 'My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.'

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

  7. Exodus 18:22

    And let them judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.

    וְהָקֵל֙ (הָקֵל֙) ha.Kel “lighten”

  8. Exodus 21:17

    And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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

  9. Exodus 22:27

    Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

    תְקַלֵּ֑ל te.ka.Lel “you must curse”

  10. Leviticus 19:14

    Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but thou shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

    תְקַלֵּ֣ל te.ka.Lel “you will curse”

  11. Leviticus 20:9

    For whatsoever man there be that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

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

  12. Leviticus 24:11

    And the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And 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

    'Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

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

  14. Leviticus 24:15

    And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

    יְקַלֵּ֥ל ye.ka.Lel “he will curse”

  15. Leviticus 24:23

    And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

  16. Deuteronomy 23:5

    because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Aram-naharaim, to curse thee.

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

  17. Joshua 24:9

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.

    לְקַלֵּ֥ל (קַלֵּ֥ל) ka.Lel “curse”

  18. Judges 9:27

    And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

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

  19. 1 Samuel 2:30

    Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before Me for ever; but now the LORD saith: Be it far from Me: for them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be l

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

  20. 1 Samuel 3:13

    For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity, in that he knew that his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he rebuked them not.

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

  21. 1 Samuel 6:5

    Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel; peradventure He will lighten His hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

    יָקֵ֤ל ya.Kel “he will lighten”

  22. 1 Samuel 17:43

    And the Philistine said unto David: 'Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?' And the Philistine cursed David by his god.

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

  23. 1 Samuel 18:23

    And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said: 'Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'

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

  24. 2 Samuel 1:23

    Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and the pleasant in their lives, even in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

    קַ֔לּוּ Ka.lu “they were swift”

  25. 2 Samuel 6:22

    And I will be yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them will I get me honour.'

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