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zālal זָלַלAto shake, Bbe vile’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root, compare zūl זוּל ‘to lavish/despise’
Variants: זָלַל, זָלַל

zālal v
A1) (Qal) to shake, tremble, quake
 1a) (Niphal) to shake, quake
B1) to be worthless, be vile, be insignificant, be light
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be worthless, be insignificant
  1a2) to make light of, squander, be lavish with

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 21:20 Isaiah 63:19, 64:2 Jeremiah 15:19 Proverbs 28:7, 23:20, 23:21 Lamentations 1:11

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