What does כֹּל · עֵדָה · יִשְׂרָאֵל mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · עֵדָה · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the whole assembly/congregation of Israel".
Hebrew · H3605, H5712, H3478
כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse , or generally, a family or crowd ) · he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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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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עֵדָה H5712 a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse , or generally, a family or crowd )
Pronunciation ʿēdāh
Formal assembly with covenantal weight; Israel's congregation as God's constituted people, not mere crowd.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
What does כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (kol-ʿădat yiśrāʾēl) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · עֵדָה · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the whole assembly/congregation of Israel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5712, H3478?
H3605, H5712, H3478 is connected to 8,073 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the whole assembly/congregation of Israel
Strong's H3605, H5712, H3478
Lexical occurrences 8,073 verses Source Gloss
the whole assembly/congregation of Israel
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain