ka.lah denotes a complete end or consuming destruction, often named in declarations of judgment or restraint from total ruin.

The noun denotes an utter end or consuming destruction. It occurs in announcements that a land, place, nation, or people will be brought to a complete end, and in assurances that such a total end will not be made.

1. A complete or consuming end · dominant

   In Jeremiah 30:11, the same noun occurs in the contrast between making a full end of the scattered nations and not making such an end of Jacob; Jeremiah 46:28 presents the same contrast. Ezekiel 20:17 and Nehemiah 9:31 place it in statements of restraint from destroying a people, while Nahum 1:8 describes an overwhelming flood and a complete end of her place. In Zephaniah 1:18, the land is consumed amid the LORD's fury.

   Jeremiah 30:11Jeremiah 46:28Ezekiel 20:17Nehemiah 9:31Nahum 1:8Zephaniah 1:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with expressions such as "complete destruction," "a complete end," "a full end," and "consumption." These expressions show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.