כּוּל (kûwl) — Abide
Hebrew word study: כּוּל (kûwl), Strong's H3557. properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
KJV translation words: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
Strong's H3557 is tagged on 38 words in 37 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 45:11 and last appears in Malachi 3:2.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 37)
- Genesis 45:11 — וְכִלְכַּלְתִּי — and I will provide for
- Genesis 47:12 — וַיְכַלְכֵּל — and he provided for
- Genesis 50:21 — אֲכַלְכֵּל — I will provide for
- Ruth 4:15 — וּלְכַלְכֵּל — and to sustain
- 2 Samuel 19:32 — כִלְכַּל — he had supplied
- 2 Samuel 19:33 — וְכִלְכַּלְתִּי — and I will supply
- 2 Samuel 20:3 — וַיְכַלְכְּלֵם — and he sustained them
- 1 Kings 4:7 — וְכִלְכְּלוּ — and they supplied
- 1 Kings 4:27 — וְכִלְכְּלוּ — and they supplied
- 1 Kings 7:26 — יָכִיל פ — it contained
- 1 Kings 7:38 — יָכִיל — it contained
- 1 Kings 8:27 — יְכַלְכְּלוּךָ — they contain you
- 1 Kings 8:64 — מֵהָכִיל — for containing
- 1 Kings 17:4 — לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ — to supply you
- 1 Kings 17:9 — לְכַלְכְּלֶךָ — to supply you
- 1 Kings 18:4 — וְכִלְכְּלָם — and he supplied them
- 1 Kings 18:13 — וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵם — and I supplied them
- 1 Kings 20:27 — וְכָלְכְּלוּ — and they were supplied
- 2 Chronicles 2:6 — יְכַלְכְּלֻהוּ — they will contain him
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 — יָכִיל ס — it contained
- 2 Chronicles 6:18 — יְכַלְכְּלוּךָ — they will contain you
- 2 Chronicles 7:7 — לְהָכִיל — to contain
- Nehemiah 9:21 — כִּלְכַּלְתָּם — you sustained them
- Psalms 55:22 — יְכַלְכְּלֶךָ — he will sustain you
- Psalms 112:5 — יְכַלְכֵּל — he maintains
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3546 כְּהַל (kᵉhal), H3596 כִּילַי (kîylay), H3633 כַּלְכֹּל (Kalkôl).
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What does kûwl (H3557) mean?
Properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses).
How is H3557 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3557 as: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals)..
How often does כּוּל (kûwl) appear?
Strong's H3557 is tagged on 38 words in 37 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 45:11 and last appears in Malachi 3:2.
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