Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3596: כִּילַי

kîylay · pronounced kee-lah'-ee · “rogue”

Definition

niggardly

KJV translates it as: churl.

Word origin: or כֵּלַי; from H3557 (כּוּל) in the sense of withholding;

Extended definition

scoundrel, knave

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3596 is translated

  • a scoundrel ×2

Bible verses with H3596 (kîylay)

Kîylay appears in 2 verses.

  • Isaiah 32:5

    The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

  • Isaiah 32:7

    The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.