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Lexicon :: Strong's H3617 - kālâ

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כָּלָה
Transliteration
kālâ
Pronunciation
kaw-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 982a

Strong’s Definitions

כָּלָה kâlâh, kaw-law'; from H3615; a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction:—altogether, (be, utterly) consume(-d), consummation(-ption), was determined, (full, utter) end, riddance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H3617 in the following manner: ...end (11x), altogether (3x), consume (3x), consumption (2x), consummation (1x), determined (1x), riddance (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H3617 in the following manner: ...end (11x), altogether (3x), consume (3x), consumption (2x), consummation (1x), determined (1x), riddance (1x).

  1. completion, termination, full end, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation

    1. completion

      1. completely, altogether (adv)

    2. complete destruction, consumption, annihilation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּלָה kâlâh, kaw-law'; from H3615; a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction:—altogether, (be, utterly) consume(-d), consummation(-ption), was determined, (full, utter) end, riddance.
STRONGS H3617: Abbreviations
† כָּלָה noun feminine completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation; always this form; —
1.completion, but only as adverb, and dubious: completely, altogether Genesis 18:21 (J; read כֻּלָּם Ol Kau Buhl), Exodus 11:1 (si vera lectio)
2. complete destruction, consumption, annihilation:
a. almost always by God, especially עָשָׂה כ׳ Isaiah 10:23 (+ וְנֶחֱרָצָה), Nahum 1:8 (2 accusative, si vera lectio; BuhlZAW 1885, 181 proposes בְּקָמָיו for מְקוֺמָהּ see IdHWB 12 KauAT, Text Krit. Erläut. p. 65; see also מָקוֺם below קום), Nahum 1:9; Jeremiah 4:27; Nehemiah 9:31 (2 accusative); + אֵת person = with, pregnant sense, = in dealing with (compare II. אֵת 1d), Zephaniah 1:18 (אַךְ נִבְהָלָה כ׳), Jeremiah 5:18; Jeremiah 30:11 = Jeremiah 46:28 (אֹתְָךָ = אִתְּךָ), Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 20:17 (אוֺתָם = אִתָּם); + בְּכָלגּֿוֺיִם Jeremiah 30:11; Jeremiah 46:28; without וְנֶחֱרָצָה שָׁמַעְתִּי ׃עשׂה כ׳ Isaiah 28:22, וְנ׳ עַדכֿ׳ Daniel 9:27 (on both compare Isaiah 10:23; Zephaniah 1:18); לְכָלָה for annihilation Ezekiel 13:13 (si vera lectio, see Co), וְלֹא לְהַשְׁחִית לְכ׳ 2 Chronicles 12:12.
b. by men, אַלֿ וְכ׳ תַּעֲשׂוּ Jeremiah 5:10; בְיָדוֺ וְכ׳ Daniel 11:16 and (i.e. with) annihilation in his hand.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:21

Exodus

11:1

2 Chronicles

12:12

Nehemiah

9:31

Isaiah

10:23; 10:23; 28:22

Jeremiah

4:27; 5:10; 5:18; 30:11; 30:11; 46:28; 46:28

Ezekiel

11:13; 13:13; 20:17

Daniel

9:27; 11:16

Nahum

1:8; 1:9

Zephaniah

1:18; 1:18

H3617

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3617 matches the Hebrew כָּלָה (kālâ),
which occurs 21 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:21 - I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:1 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:33 - Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:12 - Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD’s anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31 - But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:23 - Yes, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
has already decided to destroy the entire land.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:22 - For the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
has plainly said that he is determined to crush the whole land.
So scoff no more,
or your punishment will be even greater.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:27 - This is what the LORD says:
“The whole land will be ruined,
but I will not destroy it completely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines,
leaving a scattered few alive.
Strip the branches from the vines,
for these people do not belong to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:18 - “Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 - For I am with you and will save you,”
says the LORD.
“I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you, but with justice;
I cannot let you go unpunished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:28 - Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,
for I am with you,” says the LORD.
“I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you,
but I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you, but with justice;
I cannot let you go unpunished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - While I was still prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign LORD, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a storm of indignation, with a great flood of anger, and with hailstones of fury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:17 - Nevertheless, I took pity on them and held back from destroying them in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:27 - The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven,[fn] but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds,[fn] he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration,[fn] until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:8 - But he will sweep away his enemies
in an overwhelming flood.
He will pursue his foes
into the darkness of night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:9 - Why are you scheming against the LORD?
He will destroy you with one blow;
he won’t need to strike twice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:18 - Your silver and gold will not save you
on that day of the LORD’s anger.
For the whole land will be devoured
by the fire of his jealousy.
He will make a terrifying end
of all the people on earth.[fn]
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