יְקַלֵּ֗ל

𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋

yeqalel

he curses

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); 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), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.

H7043

2 Samuel 16:10 · Word #10

Lexicon H7043

Lemmaקָלַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤋𐤋
Transliterationqâlal
Strong'sH7043
In-contexthe curses

Morphology HVpi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7043-48

he will make light of

Morphological NotesVerb, Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), imperfect aspect, 3rd masculine singular (HVpi3ms). The Piel form often carries the sense of declaring or treating something as light, hence "to curse" in many contexts.
Rendering RationaleThe Piel stem intensifies or causatively expresses the root idea of "lightness," yielding the sense of actively treating something as light, trivial, or contemptible. The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form is reflected by "he will," preserving both person and number while maintaining the root connection to "light."

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קלל (lightness, smallness, swiftness, triviality, contempt)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4731-02 bamaqelot among the staffs
H7043-01 beqalelo when he made-light of him
H7043-02 hameqalel the one who makes-light-of

Word Usage (82 occurrences of H7043)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:8 הֲ/קַ֣לּוּ haqalu had receded
Genesis 8:11 קַ֥לּוּ qalu had subsided
Genesis 8:21 לְ/קַלֵּ֨ל leqalel to curse