Hebrew · H3615 · unreviewed

כָּלָה

To end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )

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כָּלָה H3615

Pronunciation kālāh

What does כָּלָה (kālāh) mean in the Bible?

כָּלָה (kālāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )". to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume) BDB: be complete Usage: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when.

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Meaning

to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )

Extended definition

Denotes completion or cessation with often destructive finality; encompasses both natural ending and violent destruction or consumption.

to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume) BDB: be complete Usage: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, × fully, × have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 45×

Perfect Jer 14:6 · Job 19:27 · Lam 2:11 · Lam 3:22 · Ps 31:11 · Ps 37:20 · Ps 69:4 · Ps 102:4 · Ps 119:82 · Ps 119:123 · 1Kgs 6:38 · Dan 11:36 · Isa 15:6 · Isa 16:4 · Isa 24:13 · Isa 32:10 31×

Imperfect Ezek 5:12 · Isa 1:28 · Jer 16:4 · Job 4:9 · Ps 71:13 · Dan 12:7 · Job 11:20 · Job 17:5 · Lam 4:17 · 1Kgs 17:14 · Prov 22:8 11×

Infinitive construct 2Chr 29:34 · Ruth 2:23 2×

Jussive Job 33:21 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 41×

Perfect 1Chr 27:24 · Amos 7:2 · Gen 18:33 · Gen 24:15 · Gen 27:30 · Gen 44:12 · Judg 3:18 · Lam 4:11 · Prov 16:30 · Ruth 3:18 · 1Kgs 1:41 · 2Chr 29:17 · 2Chr 31:7 · Gen 24:19 · Gen 24:22 · Gen 43:2 21×

Imperfect Deut 26:12 · Lev 19:9 · Lev 23:22 · Deut 32:23 · Gen 24:45 · Job 31:16 · Job 21:13 · Job 36:11 · Isa 10:18 9×

Sequential imperfect Ps 59:14 · Ps 74:11 · Exod 5:13 4×

Participle active Jer 14:12 · Job 9:22 · Lev 26:16 3×

Infinitive absolute 2Kgs 13:17 · 2Kgs 13:19 2×

Infinitive construct Ezra 9:14 · Num 7:1 2×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Perfect Ps 72:20 1×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Genesis 2:1-3 finished kālāh

Completed work, bringing something to its accomplished state

Genesis 49:28-33 finished kālāh

Concluded or ended, as in final words before death

Proverbs 16:30 firmly set kālāh Piel · Perfect

Determined or fixed, expressing completion of purpose or resolve

Showing 8 of 205 occurrences in the biblical text.

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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