What does כֶּלֶא mean in the Bible?
כֶּלֶא is a Hebrew word meaning "a prison".
Hebrew · H3608
כֶּלֶא
A prison
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כֶּלֶא H3608
What does כֶּלֶא mean in the Bible?
כֶּלֶא is a Hebrew word meaning "a prison".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3608?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), out of his prison (2), in prison (1), out from the prison (1), prison (1).
Where does כֶּלֶא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 22:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (3), Jeremiah (3), Isaiah (2), 1 Kings (1).
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 . . . 5× 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26, Isaiah 42:22, Jeremiah 37:15
out of his prison 2× 2 Kings 25:29, Jeremiah 52:33
in prison 1× 2 Kings 17:4
out from the prison 1× Isaiah 42:7
prison 1× 2 Kings 25:27
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 22:27 הַכֶּ֑לֶא to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:4 כֶּֽלֶא׃ to in prison Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 25:27 כֶּֽלֶא׃ to prison Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 25:29 כִלְא֑וֹ to out of his prison Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 18:26 הַכֶּ֑לֶא to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 42:7 כֶּ֖לֶא to out from the prison Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 42:22 כְלָאִ֖ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 37:15 הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 37:18 הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 52:33 כִלְא֑וֹ to out of his prison Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 22:27
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
1 Kings 1 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
הַכֶּ֑לֶא 2x hak·ke·le 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26
הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ 2x hak·ke·le Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 37:18
כֶּֽלֶא׃ 2x ke·le 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 25:27
כִלְא֑וֹ 2x ḵil·’ōw 2 Kings 25:29, Jeremiah 52:33
כֶּ֖לֶא 1x ke·le Isaiah 42:7
כְלָאִ֖ים 1x ḵə·lā·’îm Isaiah 42:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26, Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 37:18
Noun - masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 25:27, Isaiah 42:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 25:29, Jeremiah 52:33
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 42:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a prison
Source Gloss
a prison
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a prison BDB: confinement Usage: prison. Compare 3610, 3628.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כֶּלֶא is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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