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qlyl (qallīl) adj. light; quick; few
1
light
OfAEg, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .160↗ נשאית תבן ונסבת פרן ולא {ולא} איתי זי קליל מן תותב‏ : I have carried straw and lifted up bran, but nothing is lighter than a citizen (as opposed to נכרי "alien" in the parallel line) ; BT Git 56a(50)↗ דאינהו ידעי דחייא קליל ממתא‏ : they know that a living person is lighter than a dead one ; BT San 46b(24)↗ כמאן דאמ׳, קליל לי עלמא‏ : like the one who says "the world is light [opposite is כבד] for me" [i.e. I am light-headed?]
(1)
easy
JLAtg, PTA, JBA, LJLA
TgJ 2K20:10↗ קַלִילָא דָא דִיהָך טוּלָא עְסַר שָעָן‏ : this is easy for the shadow to move ten hours ; GT H Gen15:1↗ מצוון קלילן‏ : easy commands ; TN Num14:9↗ ארום היך מה דלחמא קליל לן למיכל‏ : for just as it is easy for us to eat bread ; BT Ḥul 24a(16)↗ שאני לשון כשדי דקליל‏ : the Chaldean language differs for it is easy ; TgEsth2 4:1(5)↗ ושאל מיני שאילת׳ זעירא וקלילא‏ : he made a minor and easy request of me
(1)
lenient
Gal
PTNid 49.c:12[2]↗ הדא דר׳ מאיר קלילא מדר׳ יוסי‏ : that (opinion) of PN is more lenient than that of PN
(2)
light-armed
Syr
JSBhom 159:134↗ ܘܥܸܫܢܲܬ ܚܲܪܒܵܐ ܒܩܲܠܼܝ̈ܠܲܝܗܽܘܢ ܕܲܒܢ̈ܲܝ ܥܲܡܽܘܢ‏ : the battle overcame the armed forces of the Ammonites
2
quick, swift
OfAEg, Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .38↗ סוסה חד קליל‏ : one swift horse ; 11QtgJob 31.3=38:25↗ וארח לעננין קלילין להנחתה על ארע‏ : [MT: וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֹת] ; TgJ 2Sam1:23↗ מִנִשרַיָא קַלִילִין מֵאַריָותָא גִבָרִין‏ : swifter than raptors, mightier than lions ; FTP Gen49:21↗ נפתלי עזגד קליל‏ ; HippAp 7(4)↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܫܝܠ ܘܩܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܡܬܪ̈ܣܝܢ܂ ܩܠܝ̈ܠܐ ܗܘ̈ܝܢ ‍{‍ܘ‍}‍ܢܘܦ̈ܨܝܗܝܢ‏ : those things that suddenly and rapidly are digested, their excretions occur rapidly ; P Gn49:21↗ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ ܩܠܝܠܐ‏ ; P Is30:16↗ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܢܪܟܒ܂ ܘܥܠ ܩ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܢܥܪܘܩ‏ ; BT Ket 111a(38)↗ מלכא דקליל כטביא‏ : a king as swift as a deer ; GY 11:2↗ uqalilia hinun bsigiaihun : they are quick in their movements ; PJ Gen49:21↗ נפתלי עזגד קליל דמי לאיילא דרהיט על שיני טוריא‏ : Naftali is a fleet messenger like a stag that runs on the mountains' peaks
(1)
of keen hearing
Syr
Nat 17:16↗ ܠܝܬ ܒܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܩܠܝܠ ܫܡܥܗ ܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ‏ : among the animals there is none whose hearing is more keen
(2)
ܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ, ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ : after a short while
Syr
SyrAhiq 4 361:13↗ ܘܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܦܪܥܢܐ ܠܟ‏ : after a short while I will repay you
(3)
ܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ : a short while previously
Syr
IIIMac2:21↗ ܠܗܘ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܫܬܒܗܪ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܬܬܪܝܡ ܢܓܕܗ‏ : He scourged the one who a short while earlier had been haughty and pompous
(4)
ˁad, ˁwd : almost
PTA, Syr, LJLA
TN Ex17:4↗ עוד קליל ורגמ<י>ן יתי‏ : they are all but stoning me ; P Gn26:10↗ ܥܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܕܡ݁ܟ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܟ‏ : one of the people almost slept with your wife ; TgProv5:14↗ עד קליל הוית‏ : [MT: כִּמְעַט הָיִיתִי, Pesh.: ܥܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܝܬ]
(5)
as adv. : quickly
Syr
IshDeut 123:20↗ ܟܕ ܡܥܒܪ ܠܗ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܫܒܥ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ‏ : while quickly passing him above the fire seven times
(1)
ܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ : almost
Syr
Am3 639:9↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܬܬܗܦܟ ܐܠܦܐ‏ : so that the ship almost would overturn ; Ps-Clem Recogs 3.222:12↗ ܡܢ ܣܝܡܘܢ ܚܪܫܐ ܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܬܚܛܦ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : I was almost snatched away by Simon the magician
3
few, of little amount
JPAEpig, Gal, PTA, Syr, Man, LJLA
TrShem 2b:16↗ וחמרה קליל וטב‏ : the wine will be minimal but good ; TN Gen18:4↗ קליל מיא‏ : a little water ; TN Num13:18↗ הא עם קלילין אינון או מסגיין‏ : whether they are few or plentiful ; SugMgab 2:18↗ ܩܲܠܝ݂ܠ ܛܘ݂ܪܵܐ ܩܲܝܵܡ ܠܲܢ ܘܡܲܛܝ݂ܢܲܢ ܠܲܢ‏ : just a little bit of mountain remains for us and we will have arrived ; P Dt28:62↗ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ‏ : few in number ; PJ Gen29:9↗ ולא אשתיירו מינהון אלהין קלילין‏ : only a few of them remained ; PJ Gen43:2↗ תובו זבונן לנא קליל עיבורא‏ : go back and buy us a little grain
(1)
qlyl qlyl, qly qly, bqlyl qlyl : little by little
PTA, Syr, JBA, JBAg
TN Ex23:30↗ קליל קליל אטרוד יתהון מן קדמיכון‏ : I shall drive them from before you little by little ; DeMundo 139:20↗ ܘܗܟܘܬ ܒܩܠܝܠ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܬܦܬܐ ܗܪܟܐ݂‏ : thus little by little it widens here ; P Jn6:7↗ ܩܲܠܼܝܠ ܩܲܠܼܝܠ ܚܲܕ݂ ܚܲܕ݂ ܡܸܢܗܘ݂ܢ ܢܸܣܲܒ݂‏ ; BT Er 51a(4)↗ חשכה לו כי מסגי קליל קליל‏ : as he was going, it slowing got dark on him
(2)
ܒܟܠ ܩܠܝܠ : every little while
Syr
BHde Plantis 87:179 ܒܟܠ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܬܥܘܟ‏ : it is impeded every once in a while
(3)
ܒܩܠܝ̈ܠܬܐ : in small or quick groups?
Syr
JosephB 777:1 ܙܒ̈ܢܬܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܒܡܨ‍{‍ܝܕ‍}‍‍<‍ܥ‍>‍ܬܢ ܒܩܠܝ̈ܠܬܐ ܪܗܛ݁ܝܢ‏ : many times they run into our midst in small groups
4
small-sized
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Num21:5↗ וְנַפשַנָא עַקַת בְמַנָא הָדֵין דְמֵיכְלֵיה קַלִיל‏ : we are disgusted with this manna whose food quantity is so minimal (or: can be eaten so quickly) ; BT Er 32b(9)↗ ר׳ סבר, דניחא ליה לחבר דליעביד איסורא קליל‏ : PN thinks that it is better for a student to commit a minor prohibition ; TgSong8:13↗ דמתילא לגינתא קלילא‏ : likened to a modest garden ; TgQoh12:5↗ גבשושיתא קלילא מתילא באנפי נפשך לטור רם‏ : a trivial mound seems like a high mountain to you †
(1)
minor
JBA
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JBA in pause also קלי
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See note s.v. qly adv.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1370[665]DJPA: 493bDJBA: 1019aJastrow: 1376Drower/Macuch: 401aPayne-Smith: 3616J. Payne-Smith: 506Levy Ch-W: 2:363Tal Sam: 779DNWSI: 1011DCPA[Schulthess]: 374[180]Qumran: 209

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