קַל
Used: 13 times · Key: 7031 · BDB: קַל²
Glosses
swift (6); [is].swift (1); [one] (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
light tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
adj. light, swift, fleet tree →
The whole BDB entry
adj. light, swift, fleet;—ms. ק׳ Am 2:15 +, קָ֑ל v 14; fs. קַלָּה Je 2:23; pl. קַלִּים Is 18:2 +;—קַל בְּרַגְלָיו light with his feet Am 2:15 2 S 2:18; ק׳ alone, swift, messengers Is 18:2, pursuers La 4:19 (מִן comp.), camel Je 2:23, cloud Is 19:1; of swift vanishing of wicked Jb 24:18 (Bu קַלּוּ for קַל הוּא); as subst. Am 2:14; Je 46:6; Ec 9:11, = swift (horse) Is 30:16; קַל as adv., swiftly (+ מְהֵרָה) Is 5:26; Jo 4:4.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 13 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (5 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «קַל» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
קַֽל־ה֤וּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים׃
Word for word: [is].swift he on [the].surface of.[the].waters it.is.cursed portion their in the land not anyone.turns the.direction of.vineyards
JPS 1917: He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; he turneth not by the way of the vineyards.
וְאָבַ֤ד מָנוֹס֙ מִקָּ֔ל וְחָזָ֖ק לֹא־יְאַמֵּ֣ץ כֹּח֑וֹ וְגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
Word for word: and it.will.be.lost a.place.of.escape from a.swift.[person] and a.strong.[person] not he.will.make.firm power his and a.mighty.[person] not he.will.save life his
JPS 1917: And flight shall fail the swift, and the strong shall not exert his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
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