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Hebrew · H3557, G430 · unreviewed

כּוּל

Properly, to keep in ; hence, to measure ; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses) · to endure

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כּוּל H3557 properly, to keep in ; hence, to measure ; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
Pronunciation kûl
Encompasses physical containment and sustenance, extending to God's capacity to uphold creation and covenant people.
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ἀνέχομαι G430 to endure
Pronunciation anéchomai
Endure by bearing with others' faults; often patience toward persons rather than mere suffering.
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What does כּוּל (kul) mean in the Bible?

כּוּל · ἀνέχομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to endure, bear, sustain".

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Meaning

to endure, bear, sustain
Grammatical Forms

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

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Imperfect 1Kgs 7:26 · 1Kgs 7:38 · 2Chr 4:5 · Jer 2:13 · Jer 10:10 5×
Infinitive construct Jer 6:11 1×
Pilpel 7×
Imperfect Prov 18:14 · Ps 112:5 · Zech 11:16 · Gen 50:21 4×
Perfect 2Sam 19:33 1×
Infinitive construct Jer 20:9 1×
Participle active Mal 3:2 1×
13 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 5 Imperfective 4 Infinitive construct 2 Perfective 1 Participle active 1
Stem
Pilpel 7 Hiphil 6
Mood
Indicative/jussive 5
OT Occurrences
Gen 50:21 Pilpel · Imperfective 2 Sam 19:33 Pilpel · Perfective 1 Kgs 7:26 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Kgs 7:38 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 2 Chr 4:5 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 112:5 Pilpel · Imperfective Prov 18:14 Pilpel · Imperfective Jer 2:13 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 6:11 Hiphil · Infinitive construct Jer 10:10 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 20:9 Pilpel · Infinitive construct Zech 11:16 Pilpel · Imperfective Mal 3:2 Pilpel · Participle active

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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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