קָלָהqâlâh

Niph`al: belightly esteemed, dishonoured (Isaiah 16:14; Deuteronomy 25:3; Isaiah 3:5)

Pronunciation: kaw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7034

Meanings

Hiph`il: treat with contempt, dishonour (Deuteronomy 27:16)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 25:3 But never give more than forty lashes; more than forty lashes would publicly humiliate your neighbor.
  • Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
  • 1 Samuel 18:23 When Saul’s men said these things to David, he replied, “How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?”
  • Proverbs 12:9 Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self-important but have no food.
  • Isaiah 3:5 People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. Young people will insult their elders, and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
  • Isaiah 16:14 But now the Lord says, “Within three years, counting each day, the glory of Moab will be ended. From its great population, only a feeble few will be left alive.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).