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Churl

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(כִּילִי, kilay', Isaiah 32:5; or כֵּלִי, kelay', Isaiah 32:7), a deceiver (as it should have been rendered); while CHURLISH is the proper rendering (of קָשֶּׁה, kasheh', rough, as often elsewhere rendered) for a coarse, ill-natured fellow (1 Samuel 25:3; compare 2 Maccabees 14:20; Sirach 18:18; Sirach 42:14), like Nabal (q.v.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Churl'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/churl.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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