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It is often used in contexts where something is considered of little value or is treated with contempt. The term can also imply a sense of hastiness or quickness, both in physical movement and in the metaphorical sense of being quick to dismiss or belittle.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of honor and shame was significant. To treat something or someone as "qalah" was to regard them as unworthy of honor or respect. This could apply to social interactions, religious observance, or moral conduct. The idea of something being "light" or "trifling" also reflects the agrarian society's emphasis on weight and measure, where heavier items were often more valuable.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be lightly esteemed or dishonored<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>degraded (2), dishonors (1), inferior (1), lightly esteemed (2).<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> II. [<font class="hebrew2">קָלָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Niph`al</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>belightly esteemed, dishonoured</b></font> ("" form of <font class="hebrew2">קלל</font>; compare Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">קָלוֺן</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">קְלנָא</font> <em>disgrace, shame)</em>; — <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular consecutive <font class="hebrew2">וְנִקְלָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16-14.htm">Isaiah 16:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-3.htm">Deuteronomy 25:3</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">נִקְלֶה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-5.htm">Isaiah 3:5</a> 2t.; — <em>be lightly esteemed</em>, held of little account, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16-14.htm">Isaiah 16:14</a> (glory of Moab); <font class="hebrew2">אִישׁ רָשׁ וְנִקְלֶה</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/18-23.htm">1 Samuel 18:23</a>; so (<em>Participle</em> as substantive) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-5.htm">Isaiah 3:5</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">נִכְבָּד</font>), <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-9.htm">Proverbs 12:9</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">מִתְכַּבֵּד</font>); more positively, <em>be dishonoured</em>, degraded, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-3.htm">Deuteronomy 25:3</a> (<font class="hebrew2">עֵינֶיךָ</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>treat with contempt, dishonour, Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מַקְלֶה אָבִיו וגו</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Deuteronomy 27:16</a> <em>one dis-honouring</em> [i.e. opposed to <font class="hebrew2">כַּבֵּד</font> of 5th Command]. <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>base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile <p>A primitive root; to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt) -- base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה וְנִקְלֶֽה׃ וְנִקְלָ֥ה וְנִקְלָה֙ והנקלה ונקלה ונקלה׃ מַקְלֶ֥ה מקלה נִ֭קְלֶה נקלה makLeh maq·leh maqleh Nikleh niq·leh niqleh vehannikLeh venikLah venikLeh wə·han·niq·leh wə·niq·lāh wə·niq·leh wəhanniqleh wəniqlāh wəniqleh<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/deuteronomy/25-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 25:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַכָּ֣ה רַבָּ֔ה <b> וְנִקְלָ֥ה </b> אָחִ֖יךָ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and your brother <span class="itali">is not degraded</span> in your eyes.<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> then thy brother <span class="itali">should seem vile</span> unto thee.<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/25-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stripes many <span class="itali">degraded</span> and your brother your eyes<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/27-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 27:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אָר֕וּר <b> מַקְלֶ֥ה </b> אָבִ֖יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Cursed <span class="itali">is he who dishonors</span> his father<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Cursed <span class="itali">[be] he that setteth light</span> by his father<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/27-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Cursed <span class="itali">dishonors</span> his father his mother<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/18-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 18:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִֽישׁ־ רָ֥שׁ <b> וְנִקְלֶֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> man <span class="itali">and lightly esteemed?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> man, <span class="itali">and lightly esteemed?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/18-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> man I am <span class="itali">and lightly</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/12-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 12:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> ט֣וֹב <b> נִ֭קְלֶה </b> וְעֶ֣בֶד ל֑וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Better <span class="itali">is he who is lightly esteemed</span> and has a servant<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[He that is] despised,</span> and hath a servant,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Better <span class="itali">is lightly</span> A servant honors<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 3:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַנַּ֙עַר֙ בַּזָּקֵ֔ן <b> וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה </b> בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> against the elder <span class="itali">And the inferior</span> against the honorable.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against the ancient, <span class="itali">and the base</span> against the honourable.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the youth the elder <span class="itali">and the inferior</span> the honorable<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/16-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 16:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּשְׁנֵ֣י שָׂכִ֔יר <b> וְנִקְלָה֙ </b> כְּב֣וֹד מוֹאָ֔ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Moab <span class="itali">will be degraded</span> along with all<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Moab <span class="itali">shall be contemned,</span> with all that great<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> count A hired <span class="itali">will be degraded</span> the glory of Moab<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7034.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7034.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7034<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/makleh_7034.htm">maq·leh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nikleh_7034.htm">niq·leh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehannikleh_7034.htm">wə·han·niq·leh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veniklah_7034.htm">wə·niq·lāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venikleh_7034.htm">wə·niq·leh — 1 Occ.</a><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 = 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