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Lexicon :: Strong's H3629 - kilyâ

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כִּלְיָה
Transliteration
kilyâ
Pronunciation
kil-yaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From כְּלִי (H3627) (only pl.)
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TWOT Reference: 983a

Strong’s Definitions

כִּלְיָה kilyâh, kil-yaw'; feminine of H3627 (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self):—kidneys, reins.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H3629 in the following manner: kidneys (18x), reins (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H3629 in the following manner: kidneys (18x), reins (13x).

  1. kidneys

    1. of physical organ (lit.)

    2. of seat of emotion and affection (fig.)

    3. of sacrificial animals

  2. (TWOT) reins

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כִּלְיָה kilyâh, kil-yaw'; feminine of H3627 (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self):—kidneys, reins.
STRONGS H3629: Abbreviations
† [כִּלְיָה noun feminine only plural kidneys (Late Hebrew כִּלְיָה (plural); Aramaic כּוּלְיָא or כּוֺלְיָא (only plural), bdb048001; Ethiopic bdb048002 Greek Version of the LXX οἱ νεφροί); — absolute plural כְּלָיוֺת Jeremiah 11:20 + 5 times; כְּלָֹית Exodus 29:13 + 13 times; construct כִּלְיוֺת Deuteronomy 32:14; Isaiah 34:6; suffix כִּלְיוֺתַי Job 16:3 + 2 times; כִּלְֹיתַי Job 19:27; כִּלְיוֺתָ֑י Psalm 16:7; Proverbs 23:16; כִּלְֹיתָ֑י Psalm 139:13; Lamentations 3:13; כִּלְיוֺתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 12:2; — kidneys:
1. literally, as physical organ,
a. of man, only in poetry, as created by י׳ Psalm 139:13; as the most sensitive and vital part, in metaphor of one wounded by י׳'s arrows Job 16:13; Lamentations 3:13.
b. of sacrificial animals, offered as choice part to י׳ Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 9:10, 19; שְׁתֵּי הַכּ׳ Exodus 29:13, 22; Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 8:16, 25 (all P); in figure of sacrifice Edomites חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת אֵילִים Isaiah 34:6; transferred to wheat,חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת חִטָּה Deuteronomy 32:14 kidney-fat (i.e. the choicest, richest) of wheat.
2. figurative, as seat of emotion and affection Job 19:27; Proverbs 23:16; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 73:21; קָרוֺב אַתָּה בְּפִיהֶם וְרָחוֺק מִכּ׳ Jeremiah 12:2 near art thou in their mouth, and far from their affections; hence, as involving character, the object of God's examination, always || וָלֵב ׃לֵב כֹּחֵן כ׳ Jeremiah 11:20 compare Psalm 7:10, חֹקֵר לֵב כֹּחֵן כ׳ Jeremiah 17:10, וָלֵב בֹּחֵן צַדִּיק רֹאֶה כ׳ Jeremiah 20:12, וְלִבִּי צָרְו֯פָה כ׳ Psalm 26:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

29:13; 29:13; 29:22

Leviticus

3:4; 3:4; 3:10; 3:10; 3:15; 3:15; 4:9; 4:9; 7:4; 7:4; 8:16; 8:25; 9:10; 9:19

Deuteronomy

32:14; 32:14

Job

16:3; 16:13; 19:27; 19:27

Psalms

7:10; 16:7; 16:7; 26:2; 73:21; 139:13; 139:13

Proverbs

23:16; 23:16

Isaiah

34:6; 34:6

Jeremiah

11:20; 11:20; 12:2; 12:2; 17:10; 20:12

Lamentations

3:13; 3:13

H3629

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Strong's Number H3629 matches the Hebrew כִּלְיָה (kilyâ),
which occurs 31 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13 - And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:22 - “You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination),

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:4 - and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10 - and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15 - and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9 - and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:4 - the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16 - And he took all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:25 - Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10 - But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:19 - But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver—

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14 - Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock,
with fat[fn] of lambs,
rams of Bashan and goats,
with the very finest[fn] of the wheat—
and you drank foaming wine made from the blood of the grape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:13 - his archers surround me.
He slashes open my kidneys and does not spare;
he pours out my gall on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:27 - whom I shall see for myself,
and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who test the minds and hearts,[fn]
O righteous God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 - I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Prove me, O LORD, and try me;
test my heart and my mind.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:21 - When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:13 - For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16 - My inmost being[fn] will exult
when your lips speak what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:6 - The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood;
it is gorged with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously,
who tests the heart and the mind,
let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:2 - You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
you are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10 - “I the LORD search the heart
and test the mind,[fn]
to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous,
who sees the heart and the mind,[fn]
let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:13 - He drove into my kidneys
the arrows of his quiver;
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