Hebrew word study

קָלָהqâlâh to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figurativel…

Pronounced “kaw-law'

to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)

Translated in the King James as: base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Deuteronomy 2×
Deuteronomy 25:3Deuteronomy 27:16
1 Samuel 1×
1 Sam 18:23
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 20:14
Proverbs 1×
Proverbs 12:9
Isaiah 2×
Isaiah 3:5Isaiah 16:14

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