What does כִּילַי (kiylay) mean in the Bible?
כִּילַי (kiylay) is a Hebrew word meaning "niggardly".
Hebrew · H3596
כִּילַי
Niggardly
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כִּילַי H3596
Pronunciation kiylay
What does כִּילַי (kiylay) mean in the Bible?
כִּילַי (kiylay) is a Hebrew word meaning "niggardly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3596?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a scoundrel (1), of the scoundrel (1).
Where does כִּילַי (kiylay) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 32:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a scoundrel 1× Isaiah 32:5
of the scoundrel 1× Isaiah 32:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 32:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Isaiah 2
Source forms
וְכֵלַ֖י 1x wə·ḵê·lay Isaiah 32:7
וּלְכִילַ֕י 1x ū·lə·ḵî·lay Isaiah 32:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 32:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 32:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. niggardly
Source Gloss
niggardly
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
niggardly BDB: knave Usage: churl.
Word Origins
כִּילַי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain