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Hebrew · H3617

כָּלָה

A completion ; adverb, completely ; also destruction

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כָּלָהH3617
Pronunciationkālāh

What does כָּלָה (kālāh) mean in the Bible?

כָּלָה (kālāh): Completion that consumes utterly; the word carries both fulfillment and destructive finality in its semantic range.

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What does כָּלָה (kālāh) mean in the Bible?

כָּלָה (kālāh): Completion that consumes utterly; the word carries both fulfillment and destructive finality in its semantic range.

How does the BSB render H3617?

The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), destroy (2), to an end (2), a full end (1), an end (1).

Where does כָּלָה (kālāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (7), Ezekiel (3), Daniel (2), Isaiah (2).

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
. . .4×2 Chronicles 12:12, Nehemiah 9:31, Jeremiah 30:11, Jeremiah 46:28
destroy2×Jeremiah 30:11, Jeremiah 46:28
to an end2×Ezekiel 20:17, Nahum 1:9
a full end1×Jeremiah 5:18
an end1×Nahum 1:8
completely1×Exodus 11:1
destruction1×Daniel 9:27
end1×Zephaniah 1:18
finish its destruction1×Jeremiah 4:27
finish them off1×Jeremiah 5:10
fully1×Genesis 18:21
of destruction1×Isaiah 28:22
the destruction1×Isaiah 10:23
to a complete end1×Ezekiel 11:13
with destruction1×Daniel 11:16
with destructive1×Ezekiel 13:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:21כָּלָ֑הtofullyAdverbExodus 11:1כָּלָ֕הtocompletelyAdverb2 Chronicles 12:12לְכָלָ֑הto. . .Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularNehemiah 9:31כָּלָ֖הto. . .Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 10:23כָלָ֖הtothe destructionNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 28:22כָלָ֨הtoof destructionNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 4:27וְכָלָ֖הtofinish its destructionConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 5:10וְכָלָ֖הtofinish them offConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 5:18כָּלָֽה׃toa full endNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 30:11כָלָ֜הtodestroyNoun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 18:21
Aligned rows21
Books represented10
Genesis1Exodus12 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Isaiah2Jeremiah7Ezekiel3Daniel2Nahum2Zephaniah1
Source forms
כָּלָ֖ה4xkā·lāhNehemiah 9:31, Ezekiel 20:17, Nahum 1:8, Nahum 1:9
וְכָלָ֖ה2xwə·ḵā·lāhJeremiah 4:27, Jeremiah 5:10
כָלָ֜ה2xḵā·lāhJeremiah 30:11, Jeremiah 46:28
כָלָ֔ה2xḵā·lāhJeremiah 30:11, Jeremiah 46:28
כָּלָה֙2xkā·lāhEzekiel 11:13, Daniel 9:27
וְכָלָ֥ה1xwə·ḵā·lāhDaniel 11:16
כָלָ֖ה1xḵā·lāhIsaiah 10:23
כָלָ֨ה1xḵā·lāhIsaiah 28:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular13xNehemiah 9:31, Isaiah 10:23, Isaiah 28:22, Jeremiah 30:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular3xJeremiah 4:27, Jeremiah 5:10, Daniel 11:16
Adverb2xGenesis 18:21, Exodus 11:1
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular2x2 Chronicles 12:12, Ezekiel 13:13
Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 5:18
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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