קָלָה
qâlâh · kaw-law'
to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
What comes behind, the returning cycle of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קָלָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- should seem vile1 · 17%
- be he that setteth light1 · 17%
- and lightly esteemed1 · 17%
- he that is despised1 · 17%
- and the base1 · 17%
- shall be contemned1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.