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Psalms 109:28
“Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָלַלqâlal · kaw-lal'
H7043 · Hebrew
H7043 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.
- Grammar
- יְקַֽלְלוּ — verb Piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:8Genesis 8:11Genesis 8:21Genesis 12:3Genesis 16:4
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָלַל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.