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[קָלַל82] vb. be slight, swift, trifling (prob. orig. be light; NH [קָלַל], קַל, קִלֵּל = BH; Assyrian ḳalálu ii. despise, dishonour; so Tel Am (appar. Canaanism); Arabic قَلَ�� be small, scanty; Sab. קללם scanty Hal 143, 8 f. (cf. FellZMG liv (1900), 246); Ethiopic ቀለለ: be light, small, easy; ii. despise; 𝔗 קְלַל, Syriac ܩܰܠ, = BH; also (v. Pilp., etc.) Arabic قَلْقَلَ shake, ቈልቈለ: vibrate, whirl (of sword), ቀልቀለ: v. be shaken;—SchwallyZAW xi (1891), 170 ff. thinks shake original, v. מַקֵּל);— †Qal Pf. 2 ms. קַלּוֹתָ Na 1:14; 1 s. קַלֹּתִי Jb 40:4; 3 pl. קַלּוּ Gn 8:11 +; Impf. 3 fs. וַתֵּקַל 16:4; 1 s. וָאֵקֵל v 5; 3 mpl. יֵקָֽ֑לּוּ 1 S 2:30;— 1. be slight, of water, be abated, from off (מֵעַל) earth Gn 8:3, 11 (J). 2. be swift, c. מִן comp., of warriors 2 S 1:23, horses Je 4:13; Hb 1:8; one’s days Jb 7:6; 9:25. 3. trifling, i.e. of little account, of pers. Gn 16:4, 5 (J; both c. בְּעֵינֶיהָ); 1 S 2:30; Na 1:4; Jb 40:4. †Niph. Pf. 3 ms. נָקֵל (Ges§ 67 times) 2 K 20:10 +, וְנָקַל consec. 2 K 3:18; נָקָ֑ל Pr 14:6; 1 s. consec. וּנְקַלֹּתִי 2 S 6:22; Impf. 3 mpl. יִקַּ֫לּוּ Is 30:16; Pt. f. (עַל־)נְקַלָּה Je 6:14 + 2 times;— 1. shew oneself swift Is 30:16 (‖ עַל־קַל נִרְכָּ֑ב). 2. appear trifling, 1 S 18:23 (בְּעֵינֵיכֶם; Inf. subj., cf. Dr), c. מִן comp. be too trifling Is 49:6, especially of sin 1 K 16:31 (Inf. subj.), and (c. מִן comp.) Ez 8:17; easy 2 K 3:18 (בְּעֵנַי), 20:10 (c. Inf.), Pr 14:6; Pt. (as subst.) c. עַל in adv. phr. עַל־נְקַלָּה lightly i.e. superficially, Je 6:14; 8:11. 3. be lightly esteemed 2 S 6:22 (‖ שָׁפָל; opp. אִכָּכֵ֑דָה). Pi.40 Pf. 3 ms. קִלֵּל 2 S 19:22 +, etc.; Impf. יְקַלֵּל Lv 20:9 +, etc.; Imv. ms. קַלֵּל 2 S 16:10; Inf. cstr. קַלֵּל Gn 8:21 Jos 24:9, etc.; Pt. מְקַלֵּל Ex 21:17 +; sf. כֻּלֹּה מקללוני Je 15:10, read מְקַלְלַוְנִי! (Baer); err. for כֻּלְּהֶם קִלְלוּנִי JDMich Gf Gie Du al., etc.;—curse (prop. make contemptible): 1. c. acc. pers. homin. Ex 21:17 (E), Gn 12:3 (J), Lv 19:14 (H), Ju 9:27; 2 S 16:9 + 16 times; קִלְלַנִי קְלָלָה 1 K 2:8; obj. om. 2 S 16:5, 7, 10, 11, 13 ψ 62:5; 109:28 (opp. בֵּרַךְ); acc. pers. + ב of oath 1 S 17:43; 2 K 2:24; c. ב of oath alone Is 8:21. 2. c. acc. dei Ex 22:27 (E), Lv 24:15 (H), 1 S 3:13 (reading אֱלֹהִים for לָהֶם, 𝔊 Comm.), + (obj. om.) Lv 24:11, 14, 23. 3. c. acc. rei Gn 8:21 (י׳ subj.), Jb 3:1. †Pu. Impf. 3 ms. יְקֻלָּ֑ל Is 65:20 be cursed by death; 3 fs. תְּקֻלַּל Jb 24:18 their portion is cursed; Pt. pl. sf. מְקֻלָּלָיו ψ 37:22 those cursed by him (opp. מְבֹרָכָיו). †Hiph. Pf. 3 ms. הֵקַל Is 8:23; 2 ms. sf. הֱקִלֹּתַנִי 2 S 19:44 (van d. H. הֲ-); 3 pl. הֵקַלּוּ Ez 22:7; Impf. 3 ms. יָקֵל 1 S 6:5; Imv. ms. הָקֵל Ex 18:22 +; Inf. cstr. id., Is 23:9 Jon 1:5;— 1. make light, lighten, יָקֵל אֶת־יָדוֹ מֵעֲלֵיכֶם 1 S 6:5 he will lighten his hand from upon you; c. מֵעַל pers. alone, make light from upon one, lighten one’s burden Ex 18:22 (E), Jon 1:5; 1 K 12:10 = 2 Ch 10:10; + מִן partit. 1 K 12:4, 9 = 2 Ch 10:4, 9. 2. treat with contempt, acc. pers. 2 S 19:44; Is 23:9; Ez 22:7; dir. caus. bring contempt, dishonour Is 8:23 (opp. הִכְבִּיד). †Pilp. Pf. 3 ms. 1. shake קִלְקַל בַּחִצִּים Ez 21:26 (in divination). 2. (peculiarly) whet Ec 10:10 (proposes move quickly to and fro). †Hithpalp. reflex. of 1: Pf. 3 pl. הִתְקַלְקָ֑לוּ Je 4:24 hills shook themselves, shook.

† רָפָה vb. sink, relax (NH id., so Aramaic רפא (der. spec.), Zinj. רפה Aph., ܪܦܳܐ; Arabic رَفَاهَة an easy life is perhaps akin);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. Ju 19:9 (yet v. infr.); 3 fs. רָֽפְתָה Ju 8:3 Je 49:24, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְפֶּה Is 5:24, וַיִּ֫רֶף Ex 4:26 (v. infr.), etc.;— 1. sink down, of hay in flame Is 5:24; sink, decline, of day Ju 19:9 (si vera l.; 𝔊L κέκλικεν, GFM נָטָה [but how expl. the difficult רפה?]). Usually 2. sink, drop (of wings, v. Pi.), of hands, c. מִן Ne 6:9 their hands will drop from the work (in fear); elsewhere abs. fig. = lose heart, energy, 2 S 4:1; Is 13:7; Je 6:24; 50:43; Ez 7:17; 21:12; Zp 3:16; 2 Ch 15:7; יָדַיִם om. Je 49:24. 3. relax, abate, of temper Ju 8:3 (+ מֵעַל pers.). 4. relax, withdraw, subj. י׳, מִן pers. Ex 4:26 (J), i.e. let one alone (but read perhaps וַיֶּרֶף, v Hiph.). Niph. Pt. pl. נִרְפִּים idle Ex 5:18, 17 (J). Pi. Pf. 3 ms. רִפָּה Jb 12:21; Impf. 3 fpl.; תְּרַפֶּינָה Ez 1:24, 25; Pt. מְרַפֵּא (Ges§ 75 rr) Je 38:4; pl. מְרַפִּים Ezr 4:4;—causat.: let wings drop Ez 1:24, 25 (read Qal, כנפיהם subj., 𝔊 Co Toy Krae al., who del. in v 25); loosen and let drop, girdle of mighty, fig. for weaken them Jb 12:21; c. acc. hands, fig. for enfeeble, dishearten Je 38:4; Ezr 4:4. Hiph. Impf., 3 ms. sf. יַרְפְּךָ Dt 4:31 +; juss. 2 ms. תֶּ֫רֶף Jos 10:6 +, etc.; Imv. ms. הַרְפֵּה Ju 11:37; 2 K 4:27; הֶ֫רֶף Dt 9:14 +; mpl. הַרְפּוּ ψ 46:11;—causat., 1. let drop, the hand 2 S 24:16 = 1 Ch 21:15; fig., + מִן pers., = abandon, Jos 10:6 (JE); perhaps also (יָד om.) = relax, refrain Ex 4:26 (reading וַיֶּרֶף, v Qal.); acc. rei, = abandon, forsake, Ne 6:3, so (subj. י׳) ψ 138:8; subj. י׳, c. acc. pers., Dt 4:31; 31:6, 8; Jos 1:5 (D), 1 Ch 28:20. 2. let go, sf. pers., Ct 3:4 (opp. אחז); fig., acc. (om.) מוּסָר, Pr 4:13 (opp. החזיק), צְדָקָה Jb 27:6 (opp. id.). 3. refrain, c. מִן pers., = let one alone Ju 11:37; Dt 9:14, מִן of anger ψ 37:8; c. ל pers. 1 S 11:3; 2 K 4:27; acc. pers. Jb 7:19; abs. let alone, i.e. do nothing, be quiet, 1 S 15:16 ψ 46:11 (cf. Weir in Dr 18 15, 16).—Je 3:22; Jb 5:18 ψ 60:4 v. רָפָא" dir="rtl" >רָפָא. Hithp. Pf. 2 ms. הִתְרַפִּית Pr 24:10 hast shewn thyself slack; Pt. מִתְרַפֶּה 18:9 one shewing himself slack, pl. מִתְרַפִּים Jos 18:3.—Vid. also רָפָא" dir="rtl" >רָפָא heal.

† [גָּרַע] vb. diminish, restrain, withdraw (NH id., Aramaic גְּרַע, ܓܪܰܥ shave head, etc.; cf. جَرِعَ swallow)— Qal Impf. יִגְרַע Jb 36:7, יִגְרָ֑ע Ex 21:10; 2 ms. תִּגְרַע Dt 13:1 + 3 times; אֶגְרַע Ez 5:11 (but cf. infr.), וָאֶגְרַע Ez 16:27; תִּגְרְעוּ Ex 5:8 + 2 times; Inf. לִגְרֹעַ Ex 3:14; Pt. גְּרוּעָה Is 15:2 (so Baer; v. d. H. גְּדוּעָה v. גדע), גְּרֻעָה Je 48:37;— 1. diminish, usually sq. מִן Ex 5:8, 19 (the tale of bricks), Dt 4:2; 13:1 (in both, word of י׳; opp. הוסיף) cf. Ec 3:14, and also Je 26:2 (c. acc.); c. acc. also Ex 21:10 (food etc.) cf. Ez 16:27; Pt. pass. diminished, clipped, of beard, Je 48:37 and Is 15:2 (so Baer, rightly, cf. his note and v. גדע). 2. restrain Jb 15:4 (c. acc. שִׂיחָה meditation, devotion), Jb 15:8 (c. acc. חָכְמָה, sq. אֵלֶיךָ, i. e. unto, for thyself, monopolize; De Di Da render draw unto thyself, appropriate; Schult. comp. Arabic swallow, cf. Ew saugst zu dir ein Weisheit). 3. withdraw Jb 36:7 (obj. עַיִן, eye, sq. מִן); Ez 5:11 absol. (si vera l.); Co. reads אֶתְגָּרֶה, for אֶגְרַע, on intern. grounds; others: withdraw (thy needs) Sm (cf. 16:27); withdraw (mine eye) Ges Ke. Niph. Pf. וְנִגְרַע consec. Lv 27:18; וְנִגְרְעָה Nu 36:3; Impf. יִגָּרַע Nu 27:4; 36:4, יִגָּרֵ֑עַ Nu 36:3; 1 pl. נִגָּרַע Nu 9:7; Pt. נִגְרָע Ex 5:11;— 1. be withdrawn c. מִן Nu 36:3(×2), 4 (inheritance, נחלה); Nu 27:4 a name out of a family; Ex 5:11 (מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָר); impers. Lv 27:18 (abatement shall be made). 2. be restrained sq. inf. Nu 9:7. Pi. Impf. יְגָרַע Jb 36:27 withdraw = draw up c. acc. נִטְפֵי־מָ֑יִם cf. Di (on other hand, De al. draw down, let down).

† [מָעַט] vb. be or become small, diminished, few (NH, Talm., id.; Arabic مَعِطَ is to be without hair on the body)— Qal Impf. יִמְעַט Ex 12:4, 2 mpl. תִּמְעָ֑טוּ Je 29:6, 3 mpl. יִמְעָ֑טוּ Is 21:17 +, וַיִּמְעֲטוּ ψ 107:39; Inf. מְעֹם Lv 25:16;—Ex 12:4 אִם־יִמְעַט הַבַּיִת מִהְיוֹת מִשֶּׂה if the house be too small for a lamb; Ne 9:32 אַל־יִמְעַט לְפָנֶיךָ אֵת כָּל־הַתְּלָאָה (cf. Ges§ 117 l); of a people, Je 29:6 וּרְבוּ שָׁם וְאַל־תִּמְעָ֑טוּ and become not few, 30:19 וְהִרְבִּתִים וְלֹא יִמְעָ֔טוּ, Is 21:17 ψ 107:39; Pr 13:11 הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָ֑ט diminishes (opp. יַרְבֶּה); Lv 25:16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים according to the fewness of the years. Pi. become few (Ges§ 52 k), Pf. 3 pl. Ec 12:3 וּבָֽטְלוּ הַטֹּחֲנוֹת כִּי מִעֵ֔טוּ. Hiph. Pf. 3 fs. consec. וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה (Ges§ 49 k), Lv 26:22, 1 s. with sf. וְהִמְעַטְתִּים Ez 29:15; Impf. 2 ms. תַּמְעִיט Lv 25:16, תַּמְעִטֵ֫נִי Je 10:24, 2 fs. תַּמְעִ֫יטִי 2 K 4:3, etc.;—make small or few, diminish: a. Lv 26:22 (of the sword) וְהִמְעִ֫יטָה אֶתְכֶם, Ez 29:15 וְהִמְעַטְתִּים, Je 10:24 אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ פֶּן־תַּמְעִטֵנִי lest thou make me (the people) small, ψ 107:38 וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִיט; Lv 25:16 וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֹ according to the smallness (fewness) of the years, thou shalt make small its price, Nu 26:54 לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֹ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֹ and to the small (few) thou shalt make small his inheritance (so 33:54). b. qualifying an action (sometimes to be understood from the context), Ex 16:17 וַיִּלְקְמוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט and they gathered, he that made much, and he that made little (sc. לִלְקֹט), v 18 Nu 11:32 הממעיט אסף עשׂרה חמרים, 2 K 4:3 כֵּלִים רֵקִים אַל־תַּמְעִיטִי empty vessels make not few (sc. in borrowing); Ex 30:15 הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל לָתֵת וגו׳ shall not diminish from the half shekel to give, i.e. shall not give less, Nu 35:8 מֵאֵת הָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ and from the few ye shall make few (sc. לָתֵת) i.e. ye shall give few (cities).

† חָסֵר vb. lack, need, be lacking, decrease (v. Lag BN 143; NH חִסֵּר cause to lack or fail, diminish (act.), and deriv.; Aramaic חֲסַר, ܚܣܰܪ, want, lack, and deriv., cf. Ph. מחסר, v. מחסור infr.; Arabic حَسَرَ remove, strip off; disappear, retire (of water), fail (of sight), etc.; perhaps also Ethiopic ኀስረ: be inferior, worthless, diminished Di 590 and deriv.)— Qal Pf. 3 ms. ח׳ 1 K 17:16; 2 ms. חָסַרְתָּ Dt 2:7; 3 pl. חָסֵ֑רוּ Ne 9:21; 1 pl. חָסַרְנוּ Je 44:18; Impf. יֶחְסַר Dt 15:8 + 2 times; יֶחְסָ֑ר Pr 31:11 Ec 9:8; 3 fs. תֶּחְסָ֑ר 1 K 17:14; Pr 13:25; 2 ms. תֶּחְסַר Dt 8:9; 1 s. אֶחְסָ֑ר ψ 23:1; pl. יַחְסְרוּ ψ 34:11; Ez 4:17; וַיַּחְסְרוּ Gn 8:3; יַחְסְרוּן Gn 18:28; Inf. cstr. חֲסַר Pr 10:21 Ew § 238 a, cf. Ges §45. 1 a; abs. חָסוֹר Gn 8:5; Pt. חָסֵר 1 K 11:22; Ec 10:3 (v. חָסֵר infr.);— 1. lack: a. c. acc. Gn 18:28 (J) perchance the fifty righteous lack five, Dt 2:7 thou hast not lacked anything, 8:9; Je 44:18; 1 K 11:22; Ez 4:17 ψ 34:11; Pr 31:11, cf. also בַּחֲסַר־לֵב Pr 10:21 by lacking intelligence (sense), (Di puts here Dt 15:8 v. infr.) b. abs. be in want, want ψ 23:1; Pr 13:25; Ne 9:21. 2. be lacking, מַחְסֹרוֹ אֲשֶׁר יֶח׳ לוֹ Dt 15:8 his lack (i.e. thing needed), which is lacking to him (possible also is, which he lacks for himself, so Di, v. supr.); שֶׁמֶן עַל־רֹאְשְׁךָ אַל־יֶח׳ Ec 9:8 oil on thy head let it not be lacking; v. also abs. Is 51:14; Ct 7:3, and לִבּוֹ חָסֵר Ec 10:3 his sense is lacking; of jar of oil 1 K 17:14, 16 (abs.) by meton. for the oil itself (cf. ‖ כלה be consumed, exhausted). 3. diminish, decrease, of waters Gn 8:3 (P), cf. הָלוֹךְ וְחָסוֹר v 5 (P), waters continually diminished (v. הלך supr. p. 233b). Pi. cause to lack, c. acc. pers., Impf. 2 ms. sf. וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מעט מֵאֱלהים ψ 8:6 and thou didst make him lack little of God; Pt. וּמְחַסֵּר את־נפשׁי מִטּוֹבָה Ec 4:8 for whom am I labouring and depriving myself of good things? Hiph. Pf. הֶחֱסִיר Ex 16:18; Impf. יַחְסִיר Is 32:6;—cause to be lacking, fail, c. acc. rei מַשְׁקֵה צָמֵא יַח׳ Is 32:6; the drink of the thirsty he causeth to fail (‖ לְהָרִיק נפשׁ רָעֵב); abs. Ex 16:18 (P), he that gathered little caused no lack.

† [שָׁכַךְ] vb. decrease, abate (NH שְׁכִיכָה is allaying of anger; שִׁכֵּךְ אֹזֶן soothe, satisfy the ear (so appar. Dalm), i.e. allow it to hear and understand, cf. LevyNHWB (and Arabic سَكَّ be narrow, have small ears, be deaf, Frä 90); Arabic سَكّ v. humble oneself, Wahrm humiliate);— Qal Impf. 3 mpl. וַיָּשֹׁכּוּ Gn 8:1 the waters abated; Inf. cstr. כְּשֹׁךְ Est 2:1 when abated the king’s wrath, so Pf. 3 fs. שָׁכָ֑כָה 7:10.—כְּשַׁךְ יְקוּשִׁים Je 5:26 usually like the bending, crouching, of fowlers (this meaning for שַׁךְ dub.; Dr כְּשֻׁר; Du del. ישׁור כשׁ, then reads מוֹקְשִׁים הִצִּ֔יבוּ בַּשַּׁחַת א׳ יִלְכֹּדוּ׃). Hiph. Pf. 1 s. consec. וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֫י מֵעָלַי Nu 17:20 I will allay from upon me the murmurings (acc.), etc.

ἐλασσ-όω, Attic dialect ἐλαττόω: aorist ἠλάττωσα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἠλλάττωκα Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, future -ωθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: future middle in same sense, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἠλασσώθην, -ττώθην, Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect ἠλάττωμαι Refs 4th c.BC+:—make less or smaller, diminish, reduce in amount, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 in early writers, lower, degrade, τὴν πόλιν LXX+5th c.BC+; cut down, shorten, συναλοιφαῖς τὰ ῥήματα Refs 1st c.BC+: with genitive, detract from, μὴ προστιθέναι τιμήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἐλασσοῦν τῆς ὑπαρχούσης Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, reduce the power of, τινάς Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II passive, __II.1 absolutely, to be lessened, suffer loss, be depreciated, of things, Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, NT+4th c.BC+; also, take less than one's due, waive one's rights or privileges, Refs 5th c.BC+; but, fall short of one's professions, act dishonestly, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 with dative of things, have the worst of it, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be inferior, τῇ ἐμπειρίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἠλαττωμένος τοῖς ὄμμασι, of a one-eyed man, Refs 2nd c.BC+: with genitive, fall short of, τῶν ἀρχετύπων Refs 1st c.AD+ __II.3 with genitive person, to be at a disadvantage with a person, πολλὰ μὲν οὖν ἔγωγ᾽ ἐλαττοῦμαι κατὰ τουτονὶ τὸν ἀγῶν᾽ Αἰσχίνου Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.4 with genitive of things, suffer loss in respect of, κεφαλαίου, τόκων, Refs 2nd c.AD+; to be in want of, LXX