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It is used to describe something that is not heavy or burdensome, often in a physical sense, but can also imply agility or speed. In a metaphorical sense, it can refer to something that is easy or not difficult to bear.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical attributes such as swiftness and agility were highly valued, especially in contexts like warfare, hunting, and travel. The ability to move quickly and lightly was seen as advantageous and desirable. The concept of lightness also extended to burdens, where a "light" burden was preferable to a heavy one, reflecting a broader cultural appreciation for ease and efficiency.<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>light, swift, fleet<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>insignificant (1), swift (7), swift man (1), swift-footed* (1), swifter (1), swiftly (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> <font class="hebrew2">קַל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>light, swift, fleet</b></font>; — masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/2-15.htm">Amos 2:15</a> +, <font class="hebrew2">קָ֑ל</font> vAmos 2:14; feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">קַלָּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Jeremiah 2:23</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">קַלִּים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/18-2.htm">Isaiah 18:2</a>+; — <font class="hebrew2">קַל בְּרַגְלָיו</font> <em>light with his feet</em> <a href="/interlinear/amos/2-15.htm">Amos 2:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-18.htm">2 Samuel 2:18</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font>, alone, <em>swift</em>, messengers <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/18-2.htm">Isaiah 18:2</a>, pursuers <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-19.htm">Lamentations 4:19</a> (<font class="hebrew2">מִן</font> compare), camel <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Jeremiah 2:23</a>, cloud <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a>; of swift vanishing of wicked <a href="/interlinear/job/24-18.htm">Job 24:18</a> (Bu <font class="hebrew2">קַלּוּ</font> for <font class="hebrew2">קַל הוּא</font>); as substantive <a href="/interlinear/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:11</a>, = <em>swift</em> (horse) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-16.htm">Isaiah 30:16</a>; <font class="hebrew2">קַל</font> as adverb, <em>swiftly</em> (+ <font class="hebrew2">מְהֵרָה</font>) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26</a>; Joel 4:4. <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>light, swiftly <p>Contracted from <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm">qalal</a>; light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial) -- light, swift(-ly). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm">qalal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַקַּ֔ל הקל וְקַ֥ל וקל לַקַּלִּ֨ים לקלים מִקָּ֔ל מקל קַ֣ל קַ֥ל קַֽל־ קַל֙ קַלִּ֗ים קַלִּ֤ים קַלָּ֖ה קל קל־ קלה קלים hakKal haq·qal haqqal kal kalLah kalLim lakkalLim laq·qal·lîm laqqallîm mikKal miq·qāl miqqāl qal qal- qal·lāh qal·lîm qallāh qallîm veKal wə·qal wəqal<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/2_samuel/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 2:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙ <b> קַ֣ל </b> בְּרַגְלָ֔יו כְּאַחַ֥ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Asahel <span class="itali">[was] [as] swift-footed</span> as one<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Asahel <span class="itali">[was as] light</span> of foot<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Asahel and Asahel <span class="itali">light</span> of foot one<p><b><a href="/text/job/24-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 24:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> קַֽל־ </b> ה֤וּא ׀ עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">They are insignificant</span> on the surface<br><a href="/kjvs/job/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">He [is] swift</span> as the waters;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/24-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">are insignificant</span> he on<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 9:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י לֹא֩ <b> לַקַּלִּ֨ים </b> הַמֵּר֜וֹץ וְלֹ֧א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that the race <span class="itali">is not to the swift</span> and the battle<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that the race <span class="itali">[is] not to the swift,</span> nor the battle<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for is not <span class="itali">to the swift</span> the race is not<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/5-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 5:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִנֵּ֥ה מְהֵרָ֖ה <b> קַ֥ל </b> יָבֽוֹא׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it will come with speed <span class="itali">swiftly.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with speed <span class="itali">swiftly:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and behold speed <span class="itali">swiftly</span> will come<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/18-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 18:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְכ֣וּ ׀ מַלְאָכִ֣ים <b> קַלִּ֗ים </b> אֶל־ גּוֹי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Go, <span class="itali">swift</span> messengers,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [saying], Go, <span class="itali">ye swift</span> messengers,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/18-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Go messengers <span class="itali">swift</span> to A nation<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/19-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 19:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ עָ֥ב <b> קַל֙ </b> וּבָ֣א מִצְרַ֔יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is riding <span class="itali">on a swift</span> cloud<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> rideth <span class="itali">upon a swift</span> cloud,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and cloud <span class="itali">A swift</span> to come to Egypt<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְּנוּס֑וּן וְעַל־ <b> קַ֣ל </b> נִרְכָּ֔ב עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And we will ride <span class="itali">on swift</span> [horses], Therefore<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and, We will ride <span class="itali">upon the swift;</span> therefore shall they that pursue<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall flee on <span class="itali">swift</span> will ride and<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 2:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָשִׂ֑ית בִּכְרָ֥ה <b> קַלָּ֖ה </b> מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת דְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you have done! <span class="itali">You are a swift</span> young camel<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> what thou hast done: <span class="itali">[thou art] a swift</span> dromedary<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have done young <span class="itali">swift</span> entangling her ways<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/46-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 46:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַל־ יָנ֣וּס <b> הַקַּ֔ל </b> וְאַל־ יִמָּלֵ֖ט</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Let not the swift man</span> flee, Nor<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Let not the swift</span> flee away,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nor flee <span class="itali">the swift</span> Nor escape<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 4:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> קַלִּ֤ים </b> הָיוּ֙ רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Our pursuers <span class="itali">were swifter</span> Than<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Our persecutors <span class="itali">are swifter</span> than the eagles<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">were swifter</span> become our pursuers<p><b><a href="/text/joel/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַתֶּם֙ עָלַ֔י <b> קַ֣ל </b> מְהֵרָ֔ה אָשִׁ֥יב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you do recompense <span class="itali">Me, swiftly</span> and speedily<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and if ye recompense <span class="itali">me, swiftly</span> [and] speedily<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you and <span class="itali">swiftly</span> and speedily will return<p><b><a href="/text/amos/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 2:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאָבַ֤ד מָנוֹס֙ <b> מִקָּ֔ל </b> וְחָזָ֖ק לֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will perish <span class="itali">from the swift,</span> And the stalwart<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall perish <span class="itali">from the swift,</span> and the strong<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will perish Flight <span class="itali">the swift</span> and the stalwart Nor<p><b><a href="/text/amos/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 2:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔ד <b> וְקַ֥ל </b> בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will not stand <span class="itali">[his ground], The swift</span> of foot<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the bow; <span class="itali">and [he that is] swift</span> of foot<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nor stand <span class="itali">the swift</span> of foot Nor<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7031.htm">13 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7031.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7031<br>13 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkal_7031.htm">haq·qal — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kal_7031.htm">qal — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kallah_7031.htm">qal·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kallim_7031.htm">qal·lîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lakkallim_7031.htm">laq·qal·lîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mikkal_7031.htm">miq·qāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekal_7031.htm">wə·qal — 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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