What does כֹּל · עֵדָה mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · עֵדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Whole congregation, entire assembly".
Hebrew · H3605, H5712
כָּל־עֲדַת
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse , or generally, a family or crowd )
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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עֵדָה H5712 a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse , or generally, a family or crowd )
Pronunciation ʿēdāh
Formal assembly with covenantal weight; Israel's congregation as God's constituted people, not mere crowd.
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What does כָּל־עֲדַת (kol-adat) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · עֵדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Whole congregation, entire assembly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5712?
H3605, H5712 is connected to 5,566 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Whole congregation, entire assembly
Strong's H3605, H5712
Lexical occurrences 5,566 verses Source Gloss
Whole congregation, entire assembly
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־עֲדַת is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
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