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Strong's #3617 - כָּלָה
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- completion, termination, full end, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation
- completion
- completely, altogether (adv)
- complete destruction, consumption, annihilation
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1242) lk (כל KL) AC: Complete CO: Vessel AB: Whole: The pictograph k is a picture of the bent palm representing the bending or subduing of the will, the l is a picture of a shepherd staff or yoke. Combined these mean "tame for the yoke". An animal or land that is tamed has been worked and is complete and ready for use. Taming include; construction of holding pens, putting the soil to the plow, harvesting of crops, milk or meat. One eats once the harvest is complete. (eng: whole; cell; cellar)
A) lk (כל KL) AC: Complete CO: Vessel AB: Whole: A container for holding contents. Something that is full or whole.
Nf1) elk (כלה KLH) - Completion: Something that has been completed or made whole. This can be in a positive sense or negative such as in a failure. KJV (22): end, altogether, consume, consumption, consummation, determine, riddance - Strongs: H3617 (כָּלָה)
fm) ilk (כלי KLY) - Vessel: For carrying or storing various materials. KJV (325): vessel, instrument, weapon, jewel, stuff, thing, armour, furniture, carriage, bag - Strongs: H3627 (כְּלִי)
ff1) eilk (כליה KLYH) - Kidney: The organ as a vessel. The seat of emotion. KJV (31): kidneys, reins - Strongs: H3629 (כִּלְיָה)
if1) elkt (תכלה TKLH) - Completion: KJV (1): perfection - Strongs: H8502 (תִּכְלָה)
if2) tlkt (תכלת TKLT) - Blue: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (50): blue - Strongs: H8504 (תְּכֵלֶת)
if4) tilkt (תכלית TKLYT) - Boundary: The ends of the whole. KJV (5): end, perfection, perfect - Strongs: H8503 (תַּכְלִית)
fjm) nfilk (כליונ KLYWN) - Failure: A complete destruction or failure of something. KJV (2): failing, consumption - Strongs: H3631 (כִּלָּיוֹן)
B) llk (כלל KLL) AC: Complete CO: ? AB: Whole: Something that is whole or a container that holds something completely.
V) llk (כלל KLL) - Complete: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (10): (vf: Paal) perfect, finish - Strongs: H3634 (כָּלַל), H3635 (כְּלַל)
Nf1) ellk (כללה KLLH) - Bride: The one added to the man to make him complete. KJV (34): daughter-in-law, bride, spouse - Strongs: H3618 (כַּלָּה)
bm) lilk (כליל KLYL) - Complete: KJV (15): perfect, wholly, perfection, utterly, whole - Strongs: H3632 (כָּלִיל)
df1) elflk (כלולה KLWLH) - Bridehood: In the sense of becoming complete. KJV (1): espousal - Strongs: H3623 (כְּלוּלֹת)
hm) llkm (מכלל MKLL) - Complete: KJV (1): perfection - Strongs: H4359 (מִכְלָל)
hcm) lflkm (מכלול MKLWL) - Complete: KJV (2): gorgeously, sorts - Strongs: H4358 (מִכְלוֹל)
hdm) lflkm (מכלול MKLWL) - Choice: In the sense of being whole and complete. KJV (1): all - Strongs: H4360 (מַכְלֻל)
C) lka (אכל AKL) AC: Eat CO: Food AB: ?: Through sustenance one becomes whole and satisfied.
V) lka (אכל AKL) - Eat: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (817): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Pual, Piel) eat, devour, consume - Strongs: H398 (אָכַל), H399 (אֲכַל)
Nf1) elka (אכלה AKLH) - Food: KJV (18): meat, devour, fuel, eat, consume, food - Strongs: H402 (אָכְלָה)
am) lkam (מאכל MAKL) - Food: KJV (30): meat, food, fruit, manner, victual - Strongs: H3978 (מַאֲכָל)
af2) tlkam (מאכלת MAKLT) - Knife: What is used for preparing and eating food. KJV (4): knife - Strongs: H3979 (מַאֲכֶלֶת)
bf1) elika (אכילה AKYLH) - Food: KJV (1): meat - Strongs: H396 (אֲכִילָה)
gm) lkfa (אוכל AWKL) - Food: KJV (44): meat, food, eating, victuals, prey - Strongs: H400 (אֹכֶל)
acf2) tlfkam (מאכולת MAKWLT) - Fuel: Is used cooking food. KJV (2): fuel - Strongs: H3980 (מַאֲכֹלֶת)
E) alk (כלא KLA) AC: Restrain CO: Prison AB: ?: A prison or fold for restraining men or animals in the sense of whole.
V) alk (כלא KLA) - Restrain: To hold back or prevent someone or something. KJV (18): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) shut up, stay, refrain, withhold, keep, finish, forbid, retain - Strongs: H3607 (כָּלָא)
Nm) alk (כלא KLA) - Prison: KJV (10): prison - Strongs: H3608 (כֶּלֶא)
bm) ailk (כליא KLYA) - Prison: [df: awlk] KJV (2): prison - Strongs: H3628 (כְּלִיא)
e m ) alik (כילא KYLA) - Mixture: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (4): mingle, diverse - Strongs: H3610 (כִּלְאַיִם)
hf1) ealkm (מכלאה MKLAH) - Fold: KJV (3): fold - Strongs: H4356 (מִכְלָה)
F) lke (הכל HKL) AC: ? CO: House AB: ?: An enclosure for a resident god or king in the sense of whole.
em) lkie (היכל HYKL) - House: The house of a god (temple) or king (palace) . [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (93): temple, palace - Strongs: H1964 (הֵיכָל), H1965 (הֵיכַל)
G) lek (כהל KHL) AC: Able CO: ? AB: ?: One who is whole or complete is able to do or perform something.
V) lek (כהל KHL) - Able: [Aramaic only] KJV (4): (vf: Paal) able, could - Strongs: H3546 (כְּהַל)
H) elk (כלה KLH) AC: Complete CO: ? AB: ?
V) elk (כלה KLH) - Complete: To bring something to its completion. KJV (206): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel) consume, end, finish, fail, accomplish, done, spend, determine, away, fulfill, faint, destroy, left, waste - Strongs: H3615 (כָּלָה)
Nm) elk (כלה KLH) - Failing: Something that is incomplete. KJV (1): fail - Strongs: H3616 (כָּלֶה)
hf1) elkm (מכלה MKLH) - Completion: KJV (1): perfect - Strongs: H4357 (מִכְלוֹת)
J) lfk (כול KWL) AC: Sustain CO: Food AB: ?
V) lfk (כול KWL) - Sustain: To provide what is needed to make someone or something whole or complete. KJV (37): (vf: Paal, Pilpel) contain, feed, sustain, abide, nourish, hold, receive, victual, bear, comprehend - Strongs: H3557 (כּוּל)
Nm) lfk (כול KWL) - All: KJV (120): everything, all, whosoever, nothing, yet - Strongs: H3605 (כּוֹל), H3606 (כֹּל)
af2) tlfkm (מכולת MKWLT) - Food: What sustains. KJV (1): food - Strongs: H4361 (מַכֹּלֶת)
L) lki (יכל YKL) AC: Able CO: Vessel AB: ?: One who is whole or complete is able to do or perform something.
V) lki (יכל YKL) - Able: [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: lyky] KJV (107): (vf: Paal) can, able, prevail, may, endure, might - Strongs: H3201 (יָכוֹל), H3202 (יְכִיל)
hm ) lkim (מיכל MYKL) - Vessel: A container of holding water. KJV (1): brook - Strongs: H4323 (מִיכָל)
M) lik (כיל KYL) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Villain: One who is held in a prison.
fm) ilik (כילי KYLY) - Villain: KJV (2): churl - Strongs: H3596 (כֵּלַי)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 completion, but only as adverb, and dubious: completely, altogether Genesis 18:21 (J; read כֻּלָּם Ol Kau Buhl), Exodus 11:1 (si vera lectio)
2 complete destruction, consumption, annihilation:
a. almost always by God, especially ׳עָשָׂה כ Isaiah 10:23 (+ וְנֶחֱרָצָה), Nahum 1:8 (2accusative, si vera lectio; Buhl ZAW 1885,181 proposes בְּקָמָיו for מְקוֺמָהּ see Id HWB 12 Kau AT, Text Krit. Erläut. p. 65; see also מָקוֺם below קום), Nahum 1:9; Jeremiah 4:27; Nehemiah 9:31 (2accusative); + אֵת person = with, pregnant sense, = in dealing with (compare II. אֵת 1 d), Zephaniah 1:18 (אַךְ נִבְהָלָה׳כ), Jeremiah 5:18; Jeremiah 30:11 = Jeremiah 46:28 (אֹתְָךָ = אִתְּךָ), Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 20:17 (אוֺתָם = אִתָּם); + בְּכָלגּֿוֺיִם Jeremiah 30:11; Jeremiah 46:28; without וְנֶחֱרָצָה שָׁמַעְתִּי ׃עשׂה׳כ Isaiah 28:22, ׳וְנ׳עַדכֿ Daniel 9:27 (on both compare Isaiah 10:23; Zephaniah 1:18); לְכָלָה for annihilation Ezekiel 13:13 (si vera lectio, see Co), ׳וְלֹא לְהַשְׁחִית לְכ 2 Chronicles 12:12.
b. by men, אַלֿ׳וְכ תַּעֲשׂוּ Jeremiah 5:10; בְיָדוֺ׳וְכ Daniel 11:16 and (i.e. with) annihilation in his hand.
כָּלָה
(1) to be completed, finished. (Kindred roots כָּלַל and כָּלָא q. d. abfchließen), Exodus 39:32; 1 Kings 6:38, hence to be prepared, made ready for some one by any one, Proverbs 22:8, וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶה “and the rod of his anger shall be prepared;” followed by מֵעִם, מֵאֵת of pers. 1 Samuel 20:7, 1 Samuel 20:9, 25:17 Esther 7:7 also to be accomplished, fulfilled, used of a prophecy, Ezra 1:1; Daniel 12:7.
(2) to be past, gone by, of a space of time, Genesis 41:53; Isaiah 24:13, אִם־כָּלָה בָצִיר “when the vintage is ended,” 32:10 10:25. וְכָלָה זַעַם “and the indignation (period of indignation) shall be past,” 16:4.
(3) to be consumed, spent, Genesis 21:15; 1 Kings 17:16 to be wasted, to be destroyed, to perish, Jeremiah 16:4; Ezekiel 5:13; Psalms 39:11 to waste, to pine away, Lamentations 2:11, “my eyes waste away with tears.” Of frequent occurrence is the phrase כָּֽלְתָה נַפְשִׁי Psalms 84:3, כָּֽלְתָה רוּחִי Psalms 143:7, כָּלוּ עֵינַי Psalms 69:4, כִּלְיוֹתַי Job 19:27, my soul, my spirit, my eyes, my reins, pine away, or waste, for, I myself pine or languish, especially from disappointed hope. Job 11:20, 17:5 Jeremiah 14:6; Lamentations 4:17 (comp. חוּס); to vanish away, used of a cloud, Job 7:9, smoke, Psalms 37:20, time, Job 7:6; Psalms 31:11.-In fut. once תִּבְלָה 1 Kings 17:14 in the manner of verbs לא֞.
Piel כִּלָּה
(1) causat. of Kal No. 1, to complete, to finish, Genesis 2:2, 6:16 also to prepare evil for any one, Proverbs 16:30.
(2) to come to an end, i.e. to finish, followed by a gerund, to cease doing any thing, Genesis 24:15, הוּא טֶרֶם כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר “he had not yet done speaking,” had not ceased apeaking. Genesis 43:2; Numbers 7:1; Deuteronomy 31:24, followed by מִן; Exodus 34:33; Leviticus 16:20.
(3) to consume, Isaiah 27:10, to waste (one’s strength), Isaiah 49:4 to destroy men, peoples. Genesis 41:30; Jeremiah 14:12; 2 Samuel 21:5, עַד כַּלֵּה 2 Kings 13:17, 19 2 Kings 13:19, and עַד־לְכַלֵּה 2 Chronicles 31:1, even unto destruction; to make to pine away, to cause to languish. Job 31:16; 1 Samuel 2:33; Leviticus 26:16 to cause to vanish, Psalms 78:33, 90:9.-For inf. Piel כַּלֵּה there is once כַּלֵּא, in the manner of verbs לא֞.
Pual כֻּלָּה and כָּלָּה to be completed, finished. Genesis 2:1; Psalms 72:20.
Derivatives, כָּלֶה, כָּלָה, כְּלֵי, כִּלְיָה, כִּלָּיוֹן, תַּכְלִית, תִּכְלָה, מִכְלוֹת, and the proper names כִּלְיוֹן, כְּלוּהַי.