קָלַט qâlaṭ — to maim
Translated in the KJV as lacking in his parts.
a primitive root; to maim.
qâlaṭ in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Participle (passive) 1
וְקָל֑וּט Lev 22:23 Participle (passive), masculine singular
Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›