What does קָלִי mean in the Bible?
קָלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "roasted ears of grain".
Hebrew · H7039
קָלִי
Roasted ears of grain
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קָלִי H7039
What does קָלִי mean in the Bible?
קָלִי is a Hebrew word meaning "roasted ears of grain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7039?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of roasted grain (2), roasted grain (2), . . . (1), or roasted (1).
Where does קָלִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 23:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (2), Leviticus (1), Ruth (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 of roasted grain 2× 1 Samuel 17:17, 1 Samuel 25:18
roasted grain 2× Ruth 2:14, 2 Samuel 17:28
. . . 1× 2 Samuel 17:28
or roasted 1× Leviticus 23:14
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 23:14 וְקָלִ֨י to or roasted Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Ruth 2:14 קָלִ֔י to roasted grain Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 17:17 הַקָּלִיא֙ to of roasted grain Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 25:18 קָלִ֔י to of roasted grain Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 17:28 וְקָלִ֑י to roasted grain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 17:28 וְקָלִֽי׃ to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 23:14
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 2
Source forms
קָלִ֔י 2x qā·lî Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 25:18
הַקָּלִיא֙ 1x haq·qā·lî 1 Samuel 17:17
וְקָלִ֨י 1x wə·qā·lî Leviticus 23:14
וְקָלִ֑י 1x wə·qā·lî 2 Samuel 17:28
וְקָלִֽי׃ 1x wə·qā·lî 2 Samuel 17:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 23:14, 2 Samuel 17:28
Noun - masculine singular 2x Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 25:18
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 17:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. roasted ears of grain
Source Gloss
roasted ears of grain
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
roasted ears of grain BDB: parched Usage: parched corn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קָלִי 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