כָּלָה (kâlâh) — Accomplish

Hebrew word study: כָּלָה (kâlâh), Strong's H3615. to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

HebrewStrong's H3615
Quick definition
Hebrew word
כָּלָה (kâlâh)
Pronounced: kaw-law'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.

Where this word appears

Strong's H3615 is tagged on 208 words in 202 verses across 29 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:6.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he finished ×11when finished he ×7they will come to an end ×6make an end ×5when had finished ×5and just as finished ×4he had finished ×4and they finished ×3they finished ×3to make an end of them ×3when finished ×3you will finish ×3

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיְכַל ×14כִּלָּה ×9כָּלָה ×9כְּכַלּוֹת ×8כָּלוּ ×8כְּכַלֹּתוֹ ×7וְכִלָּה ×6וּכְכַלּוֹת ×5כִּלּוּ ×5כַּלֵּה ×5

Books where it appears most

Psalms ×23Genesis ×172 Chronicles ×17Ezekiel ×17Jeremiah ×131 Kings ×12Isaiah ×121 Samuel ×11

Verses (first 25 of 202)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3616 כָּלֶה (kâleh), H3617 כָּלָה (kâlâh), H3622 כְּלוּהַי (Kᵉlûwhay), H3627 כְּלִי (kᵉlîy), H3631 כִּלָּיוֹן (killâyôwn), H4357 מִכְלָה (miklâh), H8502 תִּכְלָה (tiklâh), H8503 תַּכְלִית (taklîyth).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does kâlâh (H3615) mean?

To end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume).

How is H3615 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3615 as: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste..

How often does כָּלָה (kâlâh) appear?

Strong's H3615 is tagged on 208 words in 202 verses across 29 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:6.