What does כֶּלֶא · φυλακή mean in the Bible?
כֶּלֶא · φυλακή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a place of confinement or imprisonment".
Hebrew · H3608, G5438
כֶּלֶא
A prison · prison/watch: prison
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כֶּלֶא H3608 a prison
φυλακή G5438 prison/watch: prison
Pronunciation phylakḗ
Prison, sentries, or a night watch—context determines which meaning, not the word itself
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כֶּלֶא · φυλακή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a place of confinement or imprisonment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3608, G5438?
H3608, G5438 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a place of confinement or imprisonment
Strong's H3608, G5438
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Source Gloss
a place of confinement or imprisonment
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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