Hebrew · Strong's H7034
קָלָה
qalahkaw-law'
to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)
1890 spelling: qâlâh
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)
Rendered in the KJV as
base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה1
- וְנִקְלָ֥ה1
- וְנִקְלָה֙1
- וְנִקְלֶֽה׃1
- מַקְלֶ֥ה1
- נִ֭קְלֶה1
How it is rendered · 6
- [one who] dishonors1
- a lightly esteemed [person]1
- and he will be dishonored1
- and it will be lightly esteemed1
- and lightly esteemed1
- and the lightly esteemed1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- Hc/VNq3ms2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
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- Hc/VNq3ms · 2
- HC/Td/VNrmsa · 1
- HC/VNrmsa · 1
- HVhrmsa · 1
- HVNrmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Deuteronomy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 25:3וְנִקְלָ֥הveniklahHc/VNq3msHe may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.here: and he will be dishonored
- Deuteronomy 27:16מַקְלֶ֥הmaklehverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’here: [one who] dishonors
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 3:5וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הvehaniklehconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThe people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.here: and the lightly esteemed
- Isaiah 16:14וְנִקְלָה֙veniklahHc/VNq3msAnd now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”here: and it will be lightly esteemed
Same headword in Strong's