What does כּוּל · ἀνέχομαι mean in the Bible?
כּוּל · ἀνέχομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to endure, bear, sustain".
Hebrew · H3557, G430
כּוּל
Properly, to keep in ; hence, to measure ; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses) · to endure
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כּוּל H3557 properly, to keep in ; hence, to measure ; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
Pronunciation kûl
Encompasses physical containment and sustenance, extending to God's capacity to uphold creation and covenant people.
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ἀνέχομαι G430 to endure
Pronunciation anéchomai
Endure by bearing with others' faults; often patience toward persons rather than mere suffering.
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What does כּוּל (kul) mean in the Bible?
כּוּל · ἀνέχομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to endure, bear, sustain".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3557, G430?
H3557, G430 is connected to 37 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to endure, bear, sustain
Source Gloss
to endure, bear, sustain
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 13
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Imperfect 1Kgs 7:26 · 1Kgs 7:38 · 2Chr 4:5 · Jer 2:13 · Jer 10:10 5×
Infinitive construct Jer 6:11 1×
Pilpel 7×
Imperfect Prov 18:14 · Ps 112:5 · Zech 11:16 · Gen 50:21 4×
Perfect 2Sam 19:33 1×
Infinitive construct Jer 20:9 1×
Participle active Mal 3:2 1×
Word Origins
כּוּל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain