What does כָּלִיל mean in the Bible?
כָּלִיל is a Hebrew word meaning "complete ; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed ); as adverb, fully".
Hebrew · H3632
כָּלִיל
Complete ; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed ); as adverb, fully
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כָּלִיל H3632
What does כָּלִיל mean in the Bible?
כָּלִיל is a Hebrew word meaning "complete ; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed ); as adverb, fully".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3632?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include completely (3), entirely (2), a solid (1), am perfect (1), and perfect (1).
Where does כָּלִיל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Deuteronomy (2), Exodus (2), Leviticus (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 completely 3× Leviticus 6:22, Leviticus 6:23, Isaiah 2:18
entirely 2× Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22
a solid 1× Numbers 4:6
am perfect 1× Ezekiel 27:3
and perfect 1× Ezekiel 28:12
and whole burnt offerings 1× Deuteronomy 33:10
as a whole 1× 1 Samuel 7:9
as a whole burnt offering 1× Deuteronomy 13:16
in whole 1× Psalms 51:19
perfect 1× Ezekiel 16:14
the perfection 1× Lamentations 2:15
the whole 1× Judges 20:40
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:31 כְּלִ֥יל to entirely Adjective - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:22 כְּלִ֖יל to entirely Adjective - masculine singular construct Leviticus 6:22 כָּלִ֥יל to completely Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 6:23 כָּלִ֥יל to completely Noun - masculine singular Numbers 4:6 כְּלִ֛יל to a solid Adjective - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 13:16 כָּלִ֔יל to as a whole burnt offering Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:10 וְכָלִ֖יל to and whole burnt offerings Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Judges 20:40 כְלִיל־ to the whole Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 7:9 כָּלִ֖יל to as a whole Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 51:19 וְכָלִ֑יל to in whole Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:31
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 10
Exodus 2 Leviticus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
כָּלִ֥יל 3x kā·lîl Leviticus 6:22, Leviticus 6:23, Isaiah 2:18
וְכָלִ֖יל 1x wə·ḵā·lîl Deuteronomy 33:10
וְכָלִ֑יל 1x wə·ḵā·lîl Psalms 51:19
וּכְלִ֥יל 1x ū·ḵə·lîl Ezekiel 28:12
כְּלִ֥יל 1x kə·lîl Exodus 28:31
כְּלִ֖יל 1x kə·lîl Exodus 39:22
כְּלִ֛יל 1x kə·lîl Numbers 4:6
כָּלִ֔יל 1x kā·lîl Deuteronomy 13:16
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular construct 3x Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22, Numbers 4:6
Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 6:22, Leviticus 6:23, Deuteronomy 13:16
Adjective - feminine singular construct 2x Lamentations 2:15, Ezekiel 27:3
Adjective - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 7:9, Ezekiel 16:14
Adverb 1x Isaiah 2:18
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Psalms 51:19
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 28:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. complete ; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed ); as adverb, fully
Source Gloss
complete ; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed ); as adverb, fully
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully BDB: entire Usage: all, every whit, flame, perfect(-ion), utterly, whole burnt offering (sacrifice), wholly.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּלִיל is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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