Lexicon
כָּלִיל
ka.lil
H3632
H:A Hebrew

entire

15
Occurrences
10
Books
Hebrew
Language

ka.lil describes something as whole or complete, whether an offering, a blue textile, beauty, or a city's destruction.

The occurrences consistently mark something as whole, complete, or without remainder: blue garments are made wholly blue, offerings are presented as whole offerings, beauty is described as complete, and idols pass away entirely.

Senses in use

  1. Whole or complete in varied settings · dominant

    The adjective marks completeness across differing clauses. In Exodus 28:31 and Numbers 4:6, the APB renders the robe and cloth as entirely or wholly blue; in 1 Samuel 7:9 and Deuteronomy 33:10 it renders offerings as whole offerings. In Ezekiel 27:3, Tyre claims to be “the entire beauty,” while Isaiah 2:18 renders the idols as passing away entirely.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the completeness with “whole,” “entirely,” “wholly,” “entire,” and “perfect.” These are renderings of whole clauses of the term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture