What does קֶלֶס mean in the Bible?
קֶלֶס is a Hebrew word meaning "a laughing-stock".
Hebrew · H7047
קֶלֶס
A laughing-stock
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קֶלֶס H7047
What does קֶלֶס mean in the Bible?
קֶלֶס is a Hebrew word meaning "a laughing-stock".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7047?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and derision (3).
Where does קֶלֶס appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 44:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Jeremiah (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 and derision 3× Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4, Jeremiah 20:8
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Usage map
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First aligned row Psalms 44:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Psalms 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס 2x wā·qe·les Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4
וּלְקֶ֖לֶס 1x ū·lə·qe·les Jeremiah 20:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 20:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a laughing-stock
Source Gloss
a laughing-stock
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a laughing-stock BDB: derision Usage: derision.
Word Origins
קֶלֶס is built from this root:
קָלַס H7046
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