kaw-lal'
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally
(swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling,
vile, etc.):--abate, make bright, bring into contempt,
(ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make
somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly
afflict, -ly esteem, thing), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er),
(be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.
Because they met [06923] not the children [01121] of Israel [03478] with bread [03899] and with water [04325], but hired [07936] Balaam [01109] against them, that he should curse [07043] them: howbeit our God [0430] turned [02015] the curse [07045] into a blessing [01293].
And I contended [07378] with them, and cursed [07043] them, and smote [05221] certain [0582] of them, and plucked off their hair [04803], and made them swear [07650] by God [0430], saying, Ye shall not give [05414] your daughters [01323] unto their sons [01121], nor take [05375] their daughters [01323] unto your sons [01121], or for yourselves.cursed: or, reviled