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כּוּל

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

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כּוּלH3557
Pronunciationkûl

What does כּוּל (kûl) mean in the Bible?

כּוּל (kûl): Encompasses physical containment and sustenance, extending to God's capacity to uphold creation and covenant people.

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Questions this entry answers

What does כּוּל (kûl) mean in the Bible?

כּוּל (kûl): Encompasses physical containment and sustenance, extending to God's capacity to uphold creation and covenant people.

How does the BSB render H3557?

The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include can endure (2), contain You (2), hold (2), It could hold (2), and I provided them (1).

Where does כּוּל (kûl) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 45:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (12), 2 Chronicles (4), Jeremiah (4), 2 Samuel (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
can endure2×Proverbs 18:14, Malachi 3:2
contain You2×1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:18
hold2×2 Chronicles 7:7, Jeremiah 2:13
It could hold2×1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:5
and I provided them1×1 Kings 18:13
and I will provide1×2 Samuel 19:33
and sustain you1×Ruth 4:15
are guided1×Psalms 112:5
bear1×Amos 7:10
can endure it1×Joel 2:11
contain Him1×2 Chronicles 2:6
endure1×Jeremiah 10:10
for it holds1×Ezekiel 23:32
gathered supplies1×1 Kings 20:27
had provided1×2 Samuel 19:32
He provided for them1×2 Samuel 20:3
holding1×1 Kings 7:38
I will provide1×Genesis 45:11
in turn provided food1×1 Kings 4:27
of holding it back1×Jeremiah 6:11
of holding it in1×Jeremiah 20:9
provided1×Genesis 47:12
providing them1×1 Kings 18:4
sustain1×Zechariah 11:16
to consume1×Ezekiel 21:28
to contain1×1 Kings 8:64
to feed you1×1 Kings 17:4
to provide food1×1 Kings 4:7
to provide for you1×1 Kings 17:9
Who has held1×Isaiah 40:12
will provide for1×Genesis 50:21
will sustain you1×Psalms 55:22
would arrange provisions1×1 Kings 4:7
You sustained them1×Nehemiah 9:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 45:11וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יtoI will provideConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularGenesis 47:12וַיְכַלְכֵּ֤לtoprovidedConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 50:21אֲכַלְכֵּ֥לtowill provide forVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularRuth 4:15וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לtoand sustain youConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct2 Samuel 19:32כִלְכַּ֤לtohad providedVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular2 Samuel 19:33וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֥יtoand I will provideConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular2 Samuel 20:3וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔םtoHe provided for themConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural1 Kings 4:7וְכִלְכְּל֥וּtoto provide foodConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1 Kings 4:7לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃סtowould arrange provisionsPreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct1 Kings 4:27וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩toin turn provided foodConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 45:11
Aligned rows38
Books represented15
Genesis3Ruth12 Samuel31 Kings122 Chronicles4Nehemiah1Psalms2Proverbs1Isaiah1Jeremiah4Ezekiel2Joel1Amos1Zechariah1Malachi1
Source forms
יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ2xyə·ḵal·kə·lū·ḵā1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:18
לְהָכִ֖יל2xlə·hā·ḵîlEzekiel 21:28, Amos 7:10
אֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל1x’ă·ḵal·kêlGenesis 50:21
הָכִ֔יל1xhā·ḵîlJeremiah 6:11
וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖ם1xwā·’ă·ḵal·kə·lêm1 Kings 18:13
וַיְכַלְכֵּ֤ל1xway·ḵal·kêlGenesis 47:12
וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם1xway·ḵal·kə·lêm2 Samuel 20:3
וְכָ֥ל1xwə·ḵālIsaiah 40:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct4x2 Chronicles 7:7, Ezekiel 21:28, Ezekiel 23:32, Amos 7:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3x1 Kings 7:26, 1 Kings 7:38, 2 Chronicles 4:5
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3xPsalms 112:5, Proverbs 18:14, Zechariah 11:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular2xGenesis 45:11, 2 Samuel 19:33
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural2x1 Kings 4:7, 1 Kings 4:27
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular2x1 Kings 17:4, 1 Kings 17:9
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural2xJeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 10:10
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular2x1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:18
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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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