What does כְּלִי · אָבַד mean in the Bible?
כְּלִי · אָבַד: Vessel or tool: any prepared object serving a purpose, ranging from domestic utensil to weapon to instrument.
Hebrew · H3627, H6
כְּלִי
Something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) · properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy )
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כְּלִי H3627 something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
אָבַד H6 properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy )
Pronunciation to'vad
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What does כְּלִי (kikəlî ’ōḇēḏ) mean in the Bible?
כְּלִי · אָבַד: Vessel or tool: any prepared object serving a purpose, ranging from domestic utensil to weapon to instrument.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3627, H6?
H3627, H6 is connected to 510 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Vessel or tool: any prepared object serving a purpose, ranging from domestic utensil to weapon to instrument.
Source Gloss
something prepared , i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
Grammatical Forms
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Old Testament Witnesses
Like a perishing vessel; like broken pottery; signifies something that has lost its purpose and is discarded
Word Origins
כְּלִי is built from this root:
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