קל
See also: ק״ל
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
editRelated to Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl, “few”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
editקַל • (kal) (feminine קַלָּה, masculine plural קַלִּים, feminine plural קַלּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- light (of low weight)
- (figuratively) light (of low importance)
- (figuratively) easy (not difficult)
Usage notes
edit- This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.
Antonyms
editDerived terms
edit- דָּגֵשׁ קַל (dagesh qal)
- חִישׁ קַל (khish kal)
- פַּל קַל (pal-qal)
- צוֹם קַל (tsom kal)
- קַל דַּעַת (qal dá'at)
- קַל וָחוֹמֶר (qal vaḥómer)
- קל רגליים / קַל רַגְלַיִם (qal ragláyim)
- קלות (qalút), בקלות (b'qalút)
- רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה (rakévet qalá)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editקֹל • (qól) m
- singular indefinite form of קוֹל (qól), defective spelling.
- Tanach, Job 38:25, with translation of the Darby Bible:
- וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֹת
- vedérech laḥazíz qolót
- and a way for the thunder's flash
- singular construct state form of קוֹל (qól), defective spelling: singular construct state form of קֹל.
- Tanach, Exodus 4:8, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְהָיָה אִם לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ לָךְ וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ לְקֹל הָאֹת הָרִאשׁוֹן
- vehayá im lo yaamínu lakh veló yishme'ú leqól haót harishón
- And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign
Etymology 3
editProper noun
editקֵל • (kél) m
See also
edit- אֱלוֹקִים / אֱלֹקִים ('elokím)
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־ל־ל
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hebrew/al
- Rhymes:Hebrew/al/1 syllable
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew adjectives
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֶטֶל
- Hebrew impersonal adjectives
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ק־ו־ל
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew noun forms
- Hebrew defective spellings
- Hebrew terms with quotations