Quick Definition
to roast
Strong's Definition
to toast, i.e. scorch partially or slowly
Derivation: a primitive root (rather identical with H7034 (קָלָה) through the idea of shrinkage by heat);
KJV Usage: dried, loathsome, parch, roast.
TWOT Reference: 2023
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קָלָה (qa.lah) — to roast. 1) to roast, parch 1a) (Qal) to roast 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be burned 1b2) burning (participle)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · קָלִי
Impact | verb qal, verb nif ptc.act
to burn, burning = causative action by which humans expose other humans to the heat of fire; ► which will result in excessive suffering and/or death; ≈ also used in a more figurative sense for the burning sensation caused by high fever
Cooked | verb qal ptc.pass
to roast, to cook over fire = causative action by which humans place food items in or on a fire ► in order to expose it to its heat and make it ready to be eaten
Food | verb qal ptc.pass
parched grain literally: roasted; hence: = ears of grain, ◄ made ready to be eaten by placing them on the fire
verb · קָלֹון · קִיקָלֹון · קלל
Insignificant | Shame | Despise | verb nif | ≈ רושׁ | ≠ כבד · כָּבֹוד
to be of low esteem, to be held in contempt, to be degraded, to be humiliated = state/process in wich humans provoke disdain from the general public ◄ due to their lower social standing, poverty, or condition; ≈ people in this situation are generally expected to pay respect to those of a higher standing
Despise | verb hif
to dishonor (someone else) = action by which humans fail to give proper and due respect to someone else
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[קָלָה] vb. roast, parch Qal he roasted them with fire; grain parched with fire
Niph. my loins are filled with burning
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