קַל
qal
light
Strong's H7031AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 2028a

קַל (qal) is a Hebrew adjective meaning light. It appears 13 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7031).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2028a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2028a)light, swift, fleet; rapid; swiftly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

קַל adjective: light, swift, fleet

Strong's H7031 קַל: light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
KJV:light, swift(-ly).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2028: קָלַל qālal — be slight, swift, trifling; be abated; shew oneself swift, appear trifling, be lightly esteemed; curse, make contemptible; be cursed; make light, lighten, treat with contempt; shake, whet; shook themselves; be, make, light, small…

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 2:18Job 24:18Ecclesiastes 9:11

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