What does כָּלָה · עַיִן mean in the Bible?
כָּלָה · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )".
Hebrew · H3615, H5869
כָּלוֹת אֲלֵיהֶם עֵינֶיךָ
To end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume ) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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כָּלָהH3615to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )
Pronunciationkālāh
Denotes completion or cessation with often destructive finality; encompasses both natural ending and violent destruction or consumption.
Open lexicon entry →עַיִןH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
What does כָּלוֹת אֲלֵיהֶם עֵינֶיךָ (kalot alehem einekha) mean in the Bible?
כָּלָה · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3615, H5869?
H3615, H5869 is connected to 1,102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )
Source Gloss
to end , whether intransitive (to cease , be finished , perish ) or transitive (to complete , prepare , consume )
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms87
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense45×
PerfectJer 14:6 · Job 19:27 · Lam 2:11 · Lam 3:22 · Ps 31:11 · Ps 37:20 · Ps 69:4 · Ps 102:4 · Ps 119:82 · Ps 119:123 · 1Kgs 6:38 · Dan 11:36 · Isa 15:6 · Isa 16:4 · Isa 24:13 · Isa 32:1031×
ImperfectEzek 5:12 · Isa 1:28 · Jer 16:4 · Job 4:9 · Ps 71:13 · Dan 12:7 · Job 11:20 · Job 17:5 · Lam 4:17 · 1Kgs 17:14 · Prov 22:811×
Infinitive construct2Chr 29:34 · Ruth 2:232×
JussiveJob 33:211×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action41×
Perfect1Chr 27:24 · Amos 7:2 · Gen 18:33 · Gen 24:15 · Gen 27:30 · Gen 44:12 · Judg 3:18 · Lam 4:11 · Prov 16:30 · Ruth 3:18 · 1Kgs 1:41 · 2Chr 29:17 · 2Chr 31:7 · Gen 24:19 · Gen 24:22 · Gen 43:221×
ImperfectDeut 26:12 · Lev 19:9 · Lev 23:22 · Deut 32:23 · Gen 24:45 · Job 31:16 · Job 21:13 · Job 36:11 · Isa 10:189×
Sequential imperfectPs 59:14 · Ps 74:11 · Exod 5:134×
Participle activeJer 14:12 · Job 9:22 · Lev 26:163×
Infinitive absolute2Kgs 13:17 · 2Kgs 13:192×
Infinitive constructEzra 9:14 · Num 7:12×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectPs 72:201×
Word Origins
כָּלוֹת אֲלֵיהֶם עֵינֶיךָ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.