קל

See also: ק״ל‎

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ק־ל־ל‎

Related to Arabic قَلِيل‎ (qalīl, “few”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kal/

Adjective

קַל • (kál) (feminine קַלָּה‎, masculine plural קַלִּים‎, feminine plural קַלּוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. light (of low weight)
2. light (of low importance)
3. easy (not difficult)

Usage notes

• This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.

Derived terms

• דָּגֵשׁ קַל‎ (dagesh qal)
• פַּל קַל‎ (pal-qal)
• קַל דַּעַת‎ (qal dá'at)
• קַל וָחוֹמֶר‎ (qal vaḥómer)
• קלות‎ (qalút), בקלות‎ (b'qalút)
• קַל רַגְלַיִם‎ (qal ragláyim)
• רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה‎ (rakévet qalá)

Antonyms

• (light): כָּבֵד‎ (kavéd)
• (low importance, easy): קָשֶׁה‎ (qashé)

Verb

קַל • (kál) (pa'al construction, infinitive לקול \ לָקֹל‎, present קַל, future יֵקַל‎)

1. to abate, lessen

Etymology 2

Root
ק־ו־ל‎

Noun

קֹל • (qól) m

1. Singular indefinite form of קוֹל‎ (qól)‎, defective spelling.
   • Job 28:26 and Job 38:25, with translation of the Darby Bible:

     ‏וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֹת‎‎

     vedérech laḥazíz qolót

     and a way for the thunder's flash

2. Singular construct state form of קוֹל‎ (qól)‎, defective spelling: singular construct state form of קֹל‎‎.
   • 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

Proper noun

קֵל • (kél) m

1. G-d: A deliberate misspelling and/or mispronunciation of of אֵל‎ ('él, “God”)

See also

• אֱלוֹקִים \ אֱלֹקִים‎ ('elokím)