What does כֹּל · לַיִל · עַד · בֹּקֶר mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · לַיִל · עַד · בֹּקֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H3915, H5704, H1242
כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity · as far (or long , or much ) as , whether of space ( even unto ) or time ( during , while , until ) or degree ( equally with ) · properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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לַיִל H3915 properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
Pronunciation laylāh
Night as darkness symbolizing adversity and spiritual danger; fundamental biblical metaphor for trial and divine testing.
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עַד H5704 as far (or long , or much ) as , whether of space ( even unto ) or time ( during , while , until ) or degree ( equally with )
בֹּקֶר H1242 properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
Pronunciation bōqer
Dawn as the temporal marker of God's renewal and covenant faithfulness, morning as daily mercies
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What does כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר (kol-hallaylāh ʿaḏ-habbōqer) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · לַיִל · עַד · בֹּקֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר (H3605, H3915, H5704, H1242) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H3915, H5704, H1242?
H3605, H3915, H5704, H1242 is connected to 7,129 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong's H3605, H3915, H5704, H1242
Lexical occurrences 7,129 verses Source Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain