כִּילַי
kilay · scoundrel, knave
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3596 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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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
- 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.