Hebrew - English Dictionary
H7043 - Lighten
| Strong's No.: | H7043 |
| Hebrew: | קָלַל |
| Transliteration: | qâlal |
| Phonetic: | kaw-lal' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {abate} make {bright} bring into {contempt} (ac-) {curse} {despise} (be) ease ({-y} {-ier}) (be {a} {make} make {somewhat} {move} seem {a} set) light ({-en} {-er} {ly} -ly {afflict} -ly {esteem} {thing}) X-(idiom) slight {[-ly]} be swift ({-er}) ({be} be {more} {make} re-) {vile} whet. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to be (causatively make) {light} literally ({swift } small: {sharp} etc.) or figuratively ({easy } trifling: {vile} etc.) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light a. (Qal) 1. to be slight, be abated (of water) 2. to be swift 3. to be trifling, be of little account b. (Niphal) 1. to be swift, show oneself swift 2. to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant 3. to be lightly esteemed c. (Piel) 1. to make despicable 2. to curse d. (Pual) to be cursed e. (Hiphil) 1. to make light, lighten 2. to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour f. (Pilpel) 1. to shake 2. to whet g. (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro |
| Bible References:
Lighten |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
abated ( 2 )
accursed ( 1 )
afflicted ( 1 )
bright ( 1 )
contempt ( 1 )
curse ( 17 )
cursed ( 17 )
curseth ( 6 )
despise ( 1 )
despised ( 2 )
ease ( 2 )
easier ( 1 )
easy ( 1 )
esteemed ( 1 )
light ( 2 )
lighten ( 2 )
lighter ( 3 )
lightly ( 1 )
revile ( 1 )
slightly ( 1 )
swift ( 1 )
swifter ( 5 )
thing ( 5 )
vile ( 4 )
whet ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.