What does כִּלָּיוֹן (kilāywōn) mean in the Bible?
כִּלָּיוֹן (kilāywōn): Internal wasting or decay—consuming from within rather than external destruction, often of body or vitality.
Hebrew · H3631
כִּלָּיוֹן
Pining , destruction
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כִּלָּיוֹןH3631
Pronunciationkilāywōn
What does כִּלָּיוֹן (kilāywōn) mean in the Bible?
כִּלָּיוֹן (kilāywōn): Internal wasting or decay—consuming from within rather than external destruction, often of body or vitality.
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How does the BSB render H3631?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Destruction (1), failing (1).
Where does כִּלָּיוֹן (kilāywōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:65. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (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 ItDestruction1×Isaiah 10:22
failing1×Deuteronomy 28:65
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:65
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Deuteronomy1Isaiah1
Source forms
וְכִלְי֥וֹן1xwə·ḵil·yō·wnDeuteronomy 28:65
כִּלָּי֥וֹן1xkil·lā·yō·wnIsaiah 10:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 28:65
Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 10:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Internal wasting or decay—consuming from within rather than external destruction, often of body or vitality.
Source Gloss
pining , destruction
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Internal wasting or decay—consuming from within rather than external destruction, often of body or vitality.
pining, destruction BDB: failing Usage: consumption, failing.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
כִּלָּיוֹן is built from this root:
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