2 Samuel 16:10:152 Sam.16.10.W15TAB
קַלֵּ֣ל
kalel
“curse”
- Transliteration
- ka-LEL
- Extended
- kah-LEEL
- IPA
- /qalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- curse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
ka-LEL et-da-VID
- clause
KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ma-LI ve-la-KHEM be-NE tse-ru-YA KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
Exegesis
The Piel imperative kallel {קַלֵּ֣ל | qăl-lêl} ‘curse’ functions as a permissive authorization.
Root and etymology
q-l-lqof–lamed–lamed
“to curse, revile”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:10
But the king said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse , because the LORD has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why have you done this?’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:10:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word קַלֵּ֣ל (kalel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.16.10.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.10.W15.S1) and character.