1. (n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.

2. (n.) A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery.

3. (v. t.) To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship.

7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... despise (1), despised (2), ease (1), easier (1), easy (2), insignificant (1), light
a thing (1), lighten (5), lightly esteemed (2), make it lighter (2), moved ...
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That Sometimes Lighter vices are to be Left Alone, that More ...
... ROME, Chapter XXXVIII. That sometimes lighter vices are to be left alone,
that more grievous ones may be removed. But since, when ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xxxviii that sometimes lighter.htm

Some Man Will Say, "So Then any Thief Whatever is to be Accounted ...
... For even thefts themselves are more lightly punished by law than crimes of lust:
they are, however, both sins, albeit the one lighter, the other heavier; so ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against lying/section 19 some man will.htm

Chapter ix.
... 81] For this last sounds most weighty, and reminds us that certain stages were passed
over from lighter to more weighty, until the gehenna of fire was reached. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter ix.htm

How to Split a Kingdom
... 4. Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service
of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/how to split a kingdom.htm

More Difficulties of the Atomic Theory.
... place of all, so as to form a foundation for all; whereas rather the heavier qualities,
that is, the earthy or watery, always come before the lighter, as we ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xix more difficulties of the.htm

John Chapter xv. 22, 23
... But if it is one thing to perish without the law, and another to be judged by the
law; and the former is the heavier, the latter the lighter punishment: such ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate lxxxix john chapter xv.htm

1 Cor. xi. 2
... that he doth not set down all the heavy accusations continuously, but after disposing
them in due order, he inserts among them the lighter matters, mitigating ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xxvi 1 cor xi.htm

When I Heard the Saviour Calling
... Take the burden He bestows,. 'Tis a load, the more you bear it,. Lighter and yet
lighter grows; And at length the faithful bearer. Finds an undisturbed repose. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/when i heard the saviour.htm

Rehoboam's Great Mistake
... Now make the hard service of your father and the heavy yoke that he laid upon us
lighter, and we will serve you." He said to them, "Go away for three days ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/rehoboams great mistake.htm

But as to the Argument of those Men who are Unwilling that Their.. ...
... Is it a lighter matter that a soul should not keep faith with God, than that
a woman should be faithless to her husband? Or if those ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /chapter 5 19 but.htm

Lighter (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps. ... 3. (vt) To convey
by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship. ...
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Yoke (79 Occurrences)
... 12:4 "Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service
of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we ...
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Lighten (19 Occurrences)
... lightning; to flash. 3. (vi) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering;
to brighten; to clear, as the sky. 4. (vt) To make ...
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Waist (36 Occurrences)
... grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell this people who spoke
to you, saying,'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us ...
/w/waist.htm - 17k

Thicker (2 Occurrences)
... grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell this people who spoke
to you, saying,'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us ...
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Dally
... by that correction wherein he dallied with them" (paigniois epitimeseos, "child
play of correction"), the reference being to the earlier and lighter plagues of ...
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Blue (51 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether
lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. ...
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Advise (10 Occurrences)
... counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to
me, saying,'Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?'" (See RSV). ...
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Heavy (110 Occurrences)
... 12:4 "Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service
of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we ...
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Altogether (56 Occurrences)
... and three Greek originals, which variously signify (1) "together"; ie all, eg `all
men, high and low, weighed together in God's balance are lighter than vanity ...
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