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Kallai — the meaning of the Hebrew name קַלַּי

קַלַּי

Qallay · pronounced kal-lah'-ee · Strong's H7040 · a man

Kallai means frivolous.

Built from

קָלַל qâlal (from, H7043) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7043; frivolous; Kallai, an Israelite.

First appearance

Neh 12:20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; (KJV)

Every verse that names Kallai

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

Neh 12:20

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