What does קָלָה mean in the Bible?
e. scorch partially or slowly".
Hebrew · H7033
קָלָה
To toast , i.e. scorch partially or slowly
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קָלָה H7033
What does קָלָה mean in the Bible?
קָלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to toast , i.e. scorch partially or slowly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7033?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include roasted (2), and roasted grain (1), burning pain (1).
Where does קָלָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1), Joshua (1), Leviticus (1), Psalms (1).
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 roasted 2× Leviticus 2:14, Jeremiah 29:22
and roasted grain 1× Joshua 5:11
burning pain 1× Psalms 38:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 2:14 קָל֤וּי to roasted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Joshua 5:11 וְקָל֑וּי to and roasted grain Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Psalms 38:7 נִקְלֶ֑ה to burning pain Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Jeremiah 29:22 קָלָ֥ם to roasted Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 2:14
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 Joshua 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וְקָל֑וּי 1x wə·qā·lui Joshua 5:11
נִקְלֶ֑ה 1x niq·leh Psalms 38:7
קָל֤וּי 1x qā·lui Leviticus 2:14
קָלָ֥ם 1x qā·lām Jeremiah 29:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 1x Joshua 5:11
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 38:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 29:22
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 2:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to toast , i.e. scorch partially or slowly
Source Gloss
to toast , i.e. scorch partially or slowly
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to toast, i.e. scorch partially or slowly BDB: roast Usage: dried, loathsome, parch, roast.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle passive Lev 2:14 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active Ps 38:8 1×
Word Origins
קָלָה 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