קָלָה (qa.lah) means “to dishonor” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kaw-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
קָלָה · qa.lah · to dishonor
1) to disgrace, dishonour, be lightly esteemed, be dishonoured, be despised 1a) (Niphal) to be dishonoured, be despised, be lightly esteemed 1b) (Hiphil) to treat with contempt, dishonour, treat shamefully
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a primitive root; to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)
KJV glosses: base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and be degraded | 1 |
| and lightly esteemed | 1 |
| and the base | 1 |
| he who dishonors | 1 |
| to be lightly esteemed | 1 |
| who gathered together | 1 |
| will become an object of contempt | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and lightly esteemed | 1 |
| and the base | 1 |
| despised | 1 |
| he that setteth light | 1 |
| shall be contemned | 1 |
| should seem vile | 1 |
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He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.
Read word by word‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read word by wordBut when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
Read word by wordBetter to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
Read word by wordThe people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
Read word by wordAnd now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
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