What does כֹּל · נֶפֶשׁ · אָכַל mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נֶפֶשׁ · אָכַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H5315, H398
כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ מִכֶּם לֹא־תֹאכַל
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) · to eat (literally or figuratively)
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כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →נֶפֶשׁH5315properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Pronunciationnafsho
Vitality or lifeforce of a creature; ranges from physical breath to desire, appetite, and personal identity or selfhood.
Open lexicon entry →אָכַלH398to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationakal
Encompasses consuming and destruction; figuratively denotes covenant violation, judgment, or moral corruption through eating imagery.
Open lexicon entry →What does כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ מִכֶּם לֹא־תֹאכַל (kol-nefesh mikkem lo-tokhal) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נֶפֶשׁ · אָכַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ מִכֶּם לֹא־תֹאכַל (H3605, H5315, H398) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5315, H398?
H3605, H5315, H398 is connected to 6,989 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong'sH3605, H5315, H398
Lexical occurrences6,989 versesSource Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ מִכֶּם לֹא־תֹאכַל is built from this root:
כָּלַלH3634
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.