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Original Word:קָלָה
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:qalah
Pronunciation:kah-LAH
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-law')
KJV: dried, loathsome, parch, roast
NASB:roasted, burning, parched
Word Origin:[a primitive root (rather identical withH7034 (קָלָה - degraded) through the idea of shrinkage by heat)]

1. to toast, i.e. scorch partially or slowly

dried, loathsome, parch, roast

A primitive root (rather identical withqalah through the idea of shrinkage by heat); to toast, i.e. Scorch partially or slowly -- dried, loathsome, parch, roast.

see HEBREWqalah

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to roast, parch
NASB Translation
burning (1), parched (1), roasted (2).

I. [] (Late Hebrewid. (rare), = Biblical Hebrew; Askalû II. I, III. Iburn, consume Meissn^{Suppl. 84}; Sabeanconflagratio, aestus Os⁴; Os¹; Os¹⁹; Os²⁰ CIS^{iv. No 74, 1.20}; Arabicfry orroast wheat; Ethiopicburn, fry, so Syriac); —

Perfect3masculine singular suffixJeremiah 29:22 (accusative of person)he roasted them with fire; Passive participleLeviticus 2:14 (P) grainparched with fire; so alone, as common food,Joshua 5:11 (P), see

Participle as nounPsalm 38:8 my loins are filledwith burning (Vrss Baewith contempt, II. ).

Concept and Term Scope

Across Torah, narrative, poetry, and prophecy קָלָה consistently involves produce exposed to fire—roasted grain that can become a metaphor for burning pain or judgment. The word thus links worship, covenant celebration, personal lament, and prophetic warning.

Cultic and Agricultural Dimensions

Leviticus 2:14 integrates roasted grain into the firstfruits grain offering: “If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you are to offer crushed kernels of new grain roasted in the fire”. Fresh ears prepared by fire acknowledge that harvest and human labor both belong to the LORD. The fire that dries the kernels also symbolizes purification, foreshadowing the consecrating work of Christ, “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20).

Covenant Renewal at Gilgal

Joshua 5:11 records Israel’s first meal in the promised land: “The day after the Passover, they ate some of the produce of the land—unleavened cakes and roasted grain”. This simple food testified that wilderness dependence had ended and divine promise had matured. Circumcision and Passover reaffirmed identity and redemption; roasted grain confirmed ongoing provision. Believers likewise commemorate each new season with gratitude for the God who supplies daily bread.

Poetic Symbolism of Affliction

Psalm 38:7 laments, “For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no soundness in my body”. The transformation of a culinary term into an image of consuming anguish underscores how divine chastening can feel like fire. Yet, as roasting purifies grain for offering, so discipline refines the believer (Hebrews 12:11).

Prophetic Warning and Covenant Justice

Jeremiah 29:22 turns the same verb into a curse: “May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!”. The act that once sanctified an offering now pictures irrevocable judgment on false prophets. The verse stands as a sober reminder that rejecting or twisting God’s word invites the fire of His wrath (Hebrews 10:26–27).

Theological Trajectory and Typological Significance

1. Roasted grain accepted in the sanctuary points to a life wholly given to God.
2. Roasted grain eaten in the land anticipates fulfillment of promise.
3. Roasted pain in the psalm warns and purifies.
4. Roasted rebels in Jeremiah prefigure final judgment.

All converge in Jesus Christ—the grain that “falls into the earth and dies” (John 12:24), passes through the fire of God’s justice, rises as firstfruits, nourishes His people, and warns of eternal fire for unrepentant sin.

Application for Worship and Discipleship

• Dedicate firstfruits of income, time, and gifting, trusting God’s provision.
• Mark life transitions with thankful remembrance of covenant faithfulness.
• View trials as refining fires that ready believers for sacred service.
• Teach sound doctrine, knowing that mishandling truth endangers both teacher and hearer.
• Proclaim Christ as the One who endured the fire, supplies living bread, and will judge the world in righteousness.

וְקָל֑וּי וקלוי נִקְלֶ֑ה נקלה קָל֤וּי קָלָ֥ם קלוי קלם kaLam kaLui nikLeh niq·leh niqleh qā·lām qā·lui qālām qālui vekaLui wə·qā·lui wəqāluiInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Leviticus 2:14
HEB:לַיהוָ֑ה אָבִ֞יב קָל֤וּי בָּאֵשׁ֙ גֶּ֣רֶשׂ
NAS: fresh heads of grainroasted in the fire,
KJV: green earsof corn dried by the fire,
INT: to the LORD freshroasted the fire grits

Joshua 5:11
HEB:הַפֶּ֖סַח מַצּ֣וֹת וְקָל֑וּי בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֥וֹם
NAS: unleavened cakesand parched [grain].
KJV: unleavened cakes,and parched [corn] in the selfsame
INT: the Passover unleavenedand parched very day

Psalm 38:7
HEB:כְ֭סָלַי מָלְא֣וּ נִקְלֶ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מְ֝תֹ֗ם
NAS: are filledwith burning, And there is no
KJV: are filledwith a loathsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness
INT: my loins are filledburning and there soundness

Jeremiah 29:22
HEB:וּכְאֶחָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־ קָלָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֖ל
NAS: of Babylonroasted in the fire,
KJV: of Babylonroasted in the fire;
INT: Ahab whomroasted the king of Babylon

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7033
4 Occurrences

qā·lām — 1 Occ.
qā·lui — 1 Occ.
niq·leh — 1 Occ.
wə·qā·lui — 1 Occ.