Hebrew · H3605, H5088

לְכָל־נֶדֶר

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised

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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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נֶדֶר H5088 a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
Pronunciation neḏāray
A binding personal commitment to God, typically involving a promised gift or action upon fulfillment of a condition
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What does לְכָל־נֶדֶר (lekhol neder) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · נֶדֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".

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Meaning

properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Word Origins

לְכָל־נֶדֶר is built from this root:

כָּלַל H3634
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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