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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7044. קָלָל (qalal) -- To be light, to curse, to despise, to treat with contempt</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7044.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezekiel/1-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7044.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7044</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7043.htm" title="7043">◄</a> 7044. qalal <a href="../hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">qalal: To be light, to curse, to despise, to treat with contempt</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קלל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>qalal<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-LAHL<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaw-lawl')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be light, to curse, to despise, to treat with contempt<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>brightened<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G2672 (καταράομαι, kataraomai):</b> To curse, to invoke evil upon<p> - <b>G819 (ἀτιμάζω, atimazō):</b> To dishonor, to treat with contempt<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "qalal" primarily conveys the idea of being light or slight, often in a figurative sense. It can mean to make light of something, to treat it with contempt or disrespect, or to curse. The word is used in various contexts, including the belittling of people, objects, or even divine commands. It can also imply a reduction in status or value.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, words carried significant weight, and the act of cursing or belittling was taken seriously. The concept of "qalal" reflects a worldview where honor and respect were paramount, and to "make light" of someone or something was to undermine their dignity or worth. This was especially important in a society where social and familial relationships were tightly knit and hierarchical.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm">qalal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>burnished<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>burnished (1), polished (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">קָלָל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>burnished</b></font> (from <em>light, quick</em> movement of rubbing ?); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נְחשֶׁת ק</font> <em>burnished brass</em> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Ezekiel 1:7</a>: <a href="/interlinear/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a> (so most; Co, Ezekiel, <font class="hebrew2">קַלּוֺת</font>, in prefixing <font class="hebrew2">כַּנְפֵיהֶם</font> from <a href="/interlinear/daniel/10-8.htm">Daniel 10:8</a>; Daniel then follows corrupt Ezekiel. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>burnished, polished <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm">qalal</a>; brightened (as if sharpened) -- burnished, polished. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm">qalal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>קָלָ֑ל קָלָֽל׃ קלל קלל׃ kaLal qā·lāl qālāl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 1:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּעֵ֖ין נְחֹ֥שֶׁת <b> קָלָֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and they gleamed <span class="itali">like burnished</span> bronze.<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> like the colour <span class="itali">of burnished</span> brass.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the colour bronze <span class="itali">burnished</span><p><b><a href="/text/daniel/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 10:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּעֵ֖ין נְחֹ֣שֶׁת <b> קָלָ֑ל </b> וְק֥וֹל דְּבָרָ֖יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like the gleam <span class="itali">of polished</span> bronze,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> like in colour <span class="itali">to polished</span> brass,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the gleam bronze <span class="itali">of polished</span> and the sound of his words<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7044.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7044.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7044<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kalal_7044.htm">qā·lāl — 2 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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