כִּילַי

kilay · scoundrel, knave

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3596 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

kilay (כִּילַי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “scoundrel, knave”.

A scoundrel, a stingy cheat who deceives.

How to say it

ki·lay

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. One who tricks others for gain.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Isaiah 32:5

    The fool will no longer be called noble, nor will the cheat be said to be a man of rank.

  • Isaiah 32:7

    And the cheat, his weapons are evil; he plans schemes to ruin the afflicted with words of falsehood, even when the needy speaks what is just.