כְּלִי
Something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) · properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy )
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כְּלִי H3627 something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
אָבַד H6 properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy )
What does כְּלִי (kikəlî ’ōḇēḏ) mean in the Bible?
כְּלִי · אָבַד is a Hebrew word meaning "something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)". armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, � one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, whatsoever.
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Meaning
Vessel or tool: any prepared object serving a purpose, ranging from domestic utensil to weapon to instrument.
armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, � one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, whatsoever.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Occurrences
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