STRONGS NUMBER H7034


Word Summary
qalah: to be lightly esteemed or dishonored
Original Word: קָלָה
Transliteration: qalah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-law')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be lightly esteemed or dishonored
Meaning: to be lightly esteemed or dishonored
Strong's Concordance
base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H7034. qalah

II. [קָלָה‎] verb Niph`al belightly esteemed, dishonoured ("" form of קלל‎; compare Late Hebrew קְלנָא ᵑ7 קָלוֺן,disgrace, shame); — Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְנִקְלָהIsaiah 16:14; Deuteronomy 25:3; Participle נִקְלֶהIsaiah 3:5 2t.; — be lightly esteemed, held of little account, 16:14 (glory of Moab); וְנִקְלֶה רָשׁ אִישׁ1 Samuel 18:23; so (Participle as substantive) Isaiah 3:5 (opposed to נִכְבָּד‎), Proverbs 12:9 (opposed to מִתְכַּבֵּד‎); more positively, be dishonoured, degraded, Deuteronomy 25:3 (עֵינֶיךָ‎).

Hiph`il treat with contempt, dishonour, Participle וגו אָבִיו ׳מַקְלֶהDeuteronomy 27:16 one dis-honouring [i.e. opposed to כַּבֵּד‎ of 5th Command].