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Lexicon :: Strong's H3618 - kallâ

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כַּלָּה
Transliteration
kallâ
Pronunciation
kal-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 986a

Strong’s Definitions

כַּלָּה kallâh, kal-law'; from H3634; a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife:—bride, daughter-in-law, spouse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H3618 in the following manner: daughter in law (17x), bride (9x), spouse (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H3618 in the following manner: daughter in law (17x), bride (9x), spouse (8x).

  1. bride, daughter-in-law

    1. daughter-in-law

    2. bride, young wife

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּלָּה kallâh, kal-law'; from H3634; a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife:—bride, daughter-in-law, spouse.
STRONGS H3618: Abbreviations
† כַּלָּה noun feminine daughter-in-law, bride; — absolute כ׳ Jeremiah 2:32 + 14 times; suffix כַּלָּתוֺ Genesis 11:31 + 5 times; כַּלָּתָהּ Ruth 1:22 + 2 times, etc.; plural suffix כַּלֹּתֶיהָ Ruth 1:6, 8, כַּלּוֺתֶיהָ Ruth 1:7, כַּלּוֺתֵיהֶם Hosea 4:13, 14; —
1. daughter-in-law, in reference to husband's father Genesis 38:11, 16, 24 (J), compare 1 Chronicles 2:4; 1 Samuel 4:19; Ezekiel 22:11; Micah 7:6; Genesis 11:31 (P), Leviticus 18:15; Leviticus 20:12 (both H); husband's mother Ruth 1:6, 7, 8, 22; Ruth 2:20, 22; Ruth 4:15.
2. bride, usually
a. just before marriage Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 62:5; Jeremiah 2:32 (all in simile, etc.), || חָתָן Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11; Joel 2:16; Songs 4:8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Songs 5:1.
b. also just after marriage = young wife Hosea 4:13, 14; read הַכַּלָּה likewise 2 Samuel 17:3 (for MT הַכֹּל), Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Klo Kit Bu.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:31; 11:31; 38:11; 38:16; 38:24

Leviticus

18:15; 20:12

Ruth

1:6; 1:6; 1:7; 1:7; 1:8; 1:8; 1:22; 1:22; 2:20; 2:22; 4:15

1 Samuel

4:19

2 Samuel

17:3

1 Chronicles

2:4

Song of Songs

4:8; 4:9; 4:10; 4:11; 4:12; 5:1

Isaiah

49:18; 61:10; 62:5

Jeremiah

2:32; 2:32; 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11

Ezekiel

22:11

Hosea

4:13; 4:13; 4:14; 4:14

Joel

2:16

Micah

7:6

H3618

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3618 matches the Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallâ),
which occurs 34 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:31 - And Tharrha took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Arrhan, the son of his son, and Sara his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan, and they came as far as Charrhan, and he dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:11 - And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit thou a widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, Lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:16 - And he went out of [fn]his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:24 - And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar thy daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law, for she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:12 - And if any one should lie with his daughter-in-law, let them both be put to death; for they have wrought impiety, they are guilty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:6 - And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people to give them bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:7 - And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her: and they went by the way to return to the land of Juda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:8 - And Noemin said to her daughters-in-law, Go now, return each to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:22 - So Noemin and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethleem in the beginning of barley harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:20 - And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of the Lord, because he has not failed in his mercy with the living and with the dead: and Noemin said to her, The man is near akin to us, he is one of our relations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:22 - And Noemin said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is well, daughter, that thou wentest out with his damsels; thus they shall not meet thee in another field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15 - And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy soul, and one to cherish thy old age; for thy daughter-in-law which has loved thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has born him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:19 - And his daughter-in-law the wife of Phinees was with child, about to bring forth; and she heard the tidings, that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead; and she wept and was delivered, for her pains came upon her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:4 - And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda were five.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8 - Come from Libanus, my bride, come from Libanus: thou shalt come and pass from the top of Faith, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:9 - My sister, my spouse, thou hast ravished my heart; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! how much more beautiful are thy breasts than wine, and the smell of thy garments than all spices!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 - Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12 - My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yea, brethren, drink abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:18 - Lift up thine eyes round about, and look on them all; behold, they are gathered together, and are come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt clothe thyself with them all as with an ornament, and put them on as a bride her attire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a mitre on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:5 - And as a young man lives with a virgin, so shall thy sons dwell in thee: and it shall come to pass that as a bridegroom will rejoice over a bride, so will the Lord rejoice over thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:32 - Will a bride forget her ornaments, or a virgin her girdle? but my people has forgotten me days without number.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34 - And I will destroy out of the cities of Juda, and the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of them that make merry, and the voice of them that rejoice, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride; for the whole land shall become a desolation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:9 - For thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will make to cease out of this place before your eyes, and in your days, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:10 - And I will destroy from among them the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the scent of ointment, and the light of a candle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - (LXX 40:11) the voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of men saying, Give thanks to the Lord Almighty: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and they shall bring gifts into the house of the Lord; for I will turn all the captivity of that land as before, said the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11 - They have dealt unlawfully each one with his neighbour's wife; and each one in ungodliness has defiled his daughter-in-law: and in thee they have humbled each one his sister, the daughter of his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:13 - They have sacrificed on the tops of the mountains, and on the hills they have sacrificed under the oak and poplar, and under the shady tree, because the shade was good: therefore your daughters shall go a-whoring, and your daughters-in-law shall commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - And I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they shall commit adultery: for they themselves mingled themselves with harlots, and sacrificed with polluted ones, and the people that understood not entangled itself with a harlot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:16 - gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants at the breast: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:6 - For the son dishonours his father, the daughter will rise up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: those in his house shall be all a man's enemies.
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