Kal raglaim (קל רגליים) means light-footed in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
light-footed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kal raglaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מהיר, רץ מהר.
וַיִּהְיוּ-שָׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה יוֹאָב וַאֲבִישַׁי וַעֲשָׂהאֵל, וַעֲשָׂהאֵל קַל בְּרַגְלָיו כְּאַחַד הַצְּבָיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kal raglaim is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קַל רַגְלַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- קל רגליים
- Said
- kal raglaim
- Root
- ק־ל־ל
- Feminine form
- קַלַּת רַגְלַיִם
- Inflections
- נ' קַלַּת רַגְלַיִם
- Gematria
- 423
This is how Kal raglaim is said in other languages.
- English
- light-footed
These words mean nearly the same as Kal raglaim.
- מהיר
- זריז
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These words mean the opposite of Kal raglaim.
- אטי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kal raglaim comes from the root ק־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Kal raglaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kal raglaim.
What does Kal raglaim (קל רגליים) mean in Hebrew?
Kal raglaim (קל רגליים) means light-footed. It is said kal raglaim, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Kal raglaim (קל רגליים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kal raglaim (קל רגליים) are מהיר and זריז.
What is the opposite of Kal raglaim (קל רגליים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kal raglaim (קל רגליים) are אטי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קל רגלים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.