What does קָלַל · καταράομαι mean in the Bible?
קָלַל · καταράομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treat with contempt or pronounce a curse".
Hebrew · H7043, G2672
קָלַל
To be (causatively, make ) light , literally ( swift , small , sharp , etc.) or figuratively ( easy , trifling , vile , etc.) · to execrate; by analogy, to doom
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קָלַל H7043 to be (causatively, make ) light , literally ( swift , small , sharp , etc.) or figuratively ( easy , trifling , vile , etc.)
Pronunciation qālal
Core semantic shift from physical lightness to moral degradation; cursing involves making someone light or worthless.
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καταράομαι G2672 to execrate; by analogy, to doom
Pronunciation kataráomai
To curse someone by invoking divine judgment or condemnation; opposite of blessing.
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What does קָלַל (qalal) mean in the Bible?
קָלַל · καταράομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treat with contempt or pronounce a curse".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7043, G2672?
H7043, G2672 is connected to 82 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to treat with contempt or pronounce a curse
Source Gloss
to treat with contempt or pronounce a curse
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 7 Aligned forms 45
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 12:4 · 1Kgs 12:9 · 1Kgs 12:10 · 2Chr 10:4 · 2Chr 10:9 · 2Chr 10:10 6×
Perfect Ezek 22:7 · Isa 8:23 2×
Imperfect 1Sam 6:5 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Perfect 2Sam 1:23 · Gen 8:11 · Jer 4:13 · Job 7:6 · Job 9:25 · Job 40:4 · Nah 1:14 7×
Imperfect 1Sam 2:30 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 17×
Imperfect 2Sam 16:9 · 2Sam 16:10 · Lev 20:9 · Lev 24:15 · Prov 30:11 · Exod 22:27 · Lev 19:14 · Ps 62:5 · Ps 109:28 9×
Perfect 2Sam 19:22 · Lev 20:9 · Eccl 7:22 3×
Participle active 1Sam 3:13 · Prov 20:20 2×
Jussive Eccl 10:20 2×
Sequential imperfect 2Sam 16:10 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×
Perfect 2Kgs 20:10 · Isa 49:6 2×
Participle passive Jer 6:14 · Jer 8:11 2×
Imperfect Isa 30:16 1×
Participle active Prov 14:6 1×
Pilpel 2×
Perfect Eccl 10:10 · Ezek 21:26 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Imperfect Isa 65:20 · Job 24:18 2×
Pealal 1×
Perfect Jer 4:24 1×
Word Origins
קָלַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain