Biblical Lexicon

H7034 H7034

V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms | 6× in 2 senses

To be lightly esteemed, dishonored, held in contempt (Niphal); to dishonor, treat with contempt (Hiphil)

A parallel form of the more common qalal ('to be light'), this verb focuses specifically on social dishonor and the reversal of esteem. In its Niphal (passive) uses, it describes people or nations reduced to insignificance: David calls himself 'poor and lightly esteemed' before Saul (1 Sam 18:23), Isaiah prophesies that Moab's glory 'shall be dishonored' (Isa 16:14), and Proverbs 12:9 contrasts the self-important man unfavorably with one who is 'lowly.' The single Hiphil occurrence carries the weight of covenant curse: 'Cursed is the one who dishonors his father or mother' (Deut 27:16), directly inverting the Fifth Commandment's 'honor.'

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Senses

1. to be lightly esteemed, dishonored (Niphal) — To be lightly esteemed, held in contempt, or dishonored (Niphal passive/stative). Describes social diminishment: Isaiah 3:5 pairs the 'base' (niqle) against the 'honorable' (nikhbad). First Samuel 18:23 has David calling himself poor and niqle. Spanish 'despreciado' and English 'lightly esteemed' consistently render the passive sense of lost social standing. 5×

MORAL_QUALITY › Moral and Ethical Qualities › Contempt and Scorn

AR["فَيُهَانُ","مُحْتَقَرٌ","وَ-الوَضِيعُ","وَ-مُحْتَقَرٌ","وَ-يَهُونُ"]·ben["এবং-অপমানিত-হয়","এবং-তুচ্ছ","ও-অসম্মানিত","ও-তুচ্ছ-হবে","তুচ্ছ"]·DE["[והנקלה]","[ונקלה]","[נקלה]","und-ist-dishonored","und-lightly-esteemed"]·EN["against-the-honored","and-is-dishonored","and-lightly-esteemed","and-will-be-dishonored","is-one-who-is-lightly-esteemed"]·FR["[והנקלה]","[ונקלה]","et-est-dishonored","et-lightly-esteemed","נקלה"]·heb["ו-ה-נקלה","ו-נקלה","נקלה"]·HI["और-अपमानित-होगा","और-तुचच","और-तुच्छ","और-तुच्छ-हो-जाएगी","तुच्छ"]·ID["dan-dihinakan","dan-tidak-berarti","dan-yang-hina","sehingga-menjadi-hina","yang-direndahkan"]·IT["[והנקלה]","[ונקלה]","e-e-dishonored","e-leggermente-stimò","è-one-chi-è-lightly-esteemed"]·jav["lan-asor","lan-dipun-asoraken","lan-dipunnisthakaken","lan-ingkang-nistha","tiyang-kang-andhap"]·KO["그리고-멸시당하리라","그리고-천하게-되면","그리고-천한","천한-자가","하찮은-자-가"]·PT["e-desprezado","e-o-desprezado","e-seja-desprezado","e-será-desprezada","o-desprezado"]·RU["и-незначительный","и-ничтожный","и-опозорится","и-унижена-будет","презираемый"]·ES["despreciado","y-despreciado","y-el-despreciable","y-sea-deshonrado","y-será-despreciada"]·SW["kudharauliwa","na-akadhalilishwa","na-duni","na-mdhalilifu","na-utadharauliwa"]·TR["hakir-görülen","ve-aşağılanır","ve-degersiz","ve-kuculecek","ve-önemsiz"]·urd["اور-حقیر","اور-حقیر۔","اور-ذلیل-ہو","اور-ذلیل-ہوگی","حقیر"]

Deut 25:3, 1 Sam 18:23, Prov 12:9, Isa 3:5, Isa 16:14

2. to dishonor (Hiphil) — To dishonor or treat with contempt (Hiphil causative). Occurs solely in the covenant-curse formula of Deuteronomy 27:16, where one who 'dishonors' (maqleh) father or mother stands cursed. Spanish 'el que deshonrare' captures the deliberate, causative act that directly opposes the command to 'honor' (kabbed) one's parents. 1×

MORAL_QUALITY › Moral and Ethical Qualities › Contempt and Scorn

AR["مُهِينُ"]·ben["যে-অপমান-করে"]·DE["eins-dishonoring"]·EN["one-dishonoring"]·FR["un-dishonoring"]·heb["מקלה"]·HI["अपमानित-करनेवाला"]·ID["orang-yang-menghina"]·IT["uno-dishonoring"]·jav["ingkang-ngremehaken"]·KO["업신여기는-자가"]·PT["quem-desonra"]·RU["презирающий"]·ES["el-que-deshonrare"]·SW["anayemdharau"]·TR["hakaret-eden"]·urd["جو-بےعزت-کرے"]

Deut 27:16

BDB / Lexicon Reference

† II. [קָלָה] vb. Niph. be lightly esteemed, dishonoured (‖ form of קלל; cf. NH קָלוֹן, 𝔗 קְלָנָא disgrace, shame);—Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְנִקְלָה Is 16:14 Dt 25:3; Pt. נִקְלֶה Is 3:5 + 2 times;—be lightly esteemed, held of little account, Is 16:14 (glory of Moab); אִישׁ רָשׁ וְנִקְלֶה 1 S 18:23; so (Pt. as subst.) Is 3:5 (opp. נִכְבָּד), Pr 12:9 (opp. מִתְכַּבֵּד); more positively, be dishonoured,…