קַלִּיל

קַלִּילII m., קַלִּילָא, קְלִ׳ c. = h. קַל, 1) light of weight; quick. Targ. 2 Sam. 2:18. Targ. Prov. 19:2 (ed. Wil. קָלֵיל). Targ. Jer. 2:23; a. fr.Gitt.56a חייא ק׳ ממיתא a live body is lighter than a dead one. Ḥull.16b. בעופא דק׳ in the case of a bird, which is of light weight. Snh.46b כמאן דאמר ק׳ לי עלמא Ms. M. (ed. קִיל) as one says, the world is light to me (meaning to say, I feel heavy); Y. ib. VI, 23d bot., v. קָלַל; a. e. 2) slight, of little esteem; little, small (in numbers); easy. Targ. Y. Ex. 18:22 (ed. Amst. קָלִ׳). Targ. Lam. 3:28. Targ. Jer. 3:9 (h. text קֹל!). Targ. II Kings 3:18. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:15; a. fr.B. Kam.6b, v. לִישָׁן. Y.Nidd.I, 49c top הדא … ק׳וכ׳ the opinion of R. M. is more lenient than that of R. J.; a. e.Pl. קַלִּילִין, קַלִּילַיָּא; קַלִּילָן, קְ׳. Targ. Is. 18:2. Targ. Lam. 4:19. Targ. II Chr. 29:34. Targ. Y. Lev. 14:32; a. fr.Koh. R. to I, 18 אכל מלין ק׳ he ate light things (easy to digest), opp. בורין coarse things.