Kal (קל) means light in Hebrew.
It can also mean easy. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
light, easy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Kal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל משקל מועט יחסית, והוא אינו מסבך את ניודו. ובהשאלה: שאינו ודרש משאבים מאמץ או זמן.
שַׁבְתִּי וְרָאֹה תַחַת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כִּי לֹא לַקַּלִּים הַמֵּרוֹץ וְלֹא לַגִּבּוֹרִים הַמִּלְחָמָה וְגַם לֹא לַחֲכָמִים לֶחֶם...
- 2שאינו חשוב. אינו מיוחס לו חשיבות.
- 3דקדוקכינוי לבניין הראשון מבנייני השפה העברית, בניין פָּעַל.
- 4פשוט, לא מורכב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kal is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קַל
- Written without vowel points
- קל
- Said
- kal
- Root
- ק־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- קַלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' קַלִּים; נ"ר קַלּוֹת
- Gematria
- 130
This is how Kal is said in other languages.
- English
- light, easy
- Arabic
- خفيف, سهل
- Russian
- лёгкий
- French
- léger, facile
- Spanish
- ligero, fácil
- German
- leicht, einfach
These words mean nearly the same as Kal.
- מהיר
- קליל
- בזוי
- פשוטeasy
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kal.
- כבד
- קשה
- נכבד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kal.
The word Kal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אצבע קלה על ההדק
- בניין קל
- דגש קל
- טרף קל
- לחם קל
- משקה קל
- נשים דעתן קלה
- פל קל
- קל דעת
- קל וחומר
- קלה כחמורה
- קלי קלות
- קל רגליים
- רכבת קלה
- שעה קלה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Kal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kal.
What does Kal (קל) mean in Hebrew?
Kal (קל) means light and easy. It is said kal, with the stress on kal.
What is a synonym for Kal (קל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kal (קל) are מהיר, קליל, בזוי, and פשוט.
What is the opposite of Kal (קל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kal (קל) are כבד, קשה, and נכבד.
What rhymes with Kal (קל)?
Words that rhyme with Kal (קל) include מאכל, על, חלל, חשמל, פעל, and מזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.