finish, forbid, keep back, refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed,
A primitive root; to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit) -- finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.
[
כָּלָא]
verb shut up, restrain, withhold (Late Hebrew
id.; Aramaic
כְּלָא,
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; Ethiopic
restrain, hinder; Assyrian
Kâlû, id.; Arabic
protect Qor 21:43 compare Ba
ZMG 1887, 605 Anm. 4) —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular suffix כְּלָאוֺ Jeremiah 32:3; 3feminine singular כָּֽלְאָה Haggai 1:10; 2feminine singular suffix כְּלִתִ֫נִי 1 Samuel 25:33; 1singular כָּלִאתִי Psalm 119:101; 3plural כָּֽלְאוּ Haggai 1:10, כָּלוּ 1 Samuel 6:10; Imperfect3masculine singular יִכְלֶה Genesis 23:6; 2masculine singular תִּכְלָא Psalm 40:12; 2feminine singular תִּכְלָאִ֑י Isaiah 43:6; 1singular אֶכְלָא Psalm 40:10; Imperative suffix כְּלָאֵם Numbers 11:28; Infinitive construct לִכְלוֺא Ecclesiastes 8:8; Passive participle כָּלוּא Jeremiah 32:2, כָּלֻא Psalm 88:9; (on the metaplastic forms, as if from כלה, see Ges§ 75, 21 c Köi. 611); —
1 shut up, with accusative 1 Samuel 6:10 (+ בְ local), Jeremiah 32:3; passive participle Jeremiah 32:2 (בְ local), figurative Psalm 88:9 (opposed to יצא).
2 restrain, with accusative 1 Samuel 25:33 (+ מִבּוֺא בְדָמִים), Psalm 119:101 (+ מִכָּלֿ); כְּלָאֵם (sc. מֵהִתְנַבֵּא) Numbers 11:28; שְׂפָתַי ׳כ Psalm 40:10; אֶתהָֿרוּחַ ׳כ Ecclesiastes 8:8. On Psalm 74:11 see כלה Pi`el 2. 3. withhold, אֶתקִֿבְרוֺ ׳כ מִמְּךָ מִקְּבֹר מֵתֶ֑ךָ Genesis 23:6 (P), רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּ֑נּי ׳כ Psalm 40:12; Haggai 1:10 b, probably also va (read טָ֑ל for ᵑ0 ᵐ5 מִטָּ֑ל, We); absolute אַלתִּֿכְלָאִי (that is, exiles) Isaiah 43:6 ("" תְּנִי).
Niph`al Imperfect וַיִּכָּלֵא הַגֶּשֶׁם מִןהַֿשָּׁמַיִם Genesis 8:2 (J), and the rain from heaven was restrained, compare וַיִּכָּֽלְאוּ מַיִם רַבִּים Ezekiel 31:15 (in figurative; "" מנע); וַיִּכָּלֵא הָעָם מֵהָבִיא Exodus 36:6 (P).
Pi`el [Perfect כִּלָּא and] Infinitive construct לְכַלֵּא see כלה
Pi`el
Strong's Hebrew: 3607. כָּלָא (kala) — 18 Occurrences
Genesis 8:2
HEB: וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם מִן־
NAS: from the sky was restrained;
KJV: from heaven was restrained;
INT: and the floodgates of the sky was restrained and the rain from
Genesis 23:6
HEB: קִבְר֛וֹ לֹֽא־ יִכְלֶ֥ה מִמְּךָ֖ מִקְּבֹ֥ר
NAS: none of us will refuse you his grave
KJV: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre,
INT: his grave not will refuse for burying
Exodus 36:6
HEB: לִתְרוּמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א הָעָ֖ם מֵהָבִֽיא׃
NAS: Thus the people were restrained from bringing
KJV: So the people were restrained from bringing.
INT: the contributions of the sanctuary were restrained the people bringing
Numbers 11:28
HEB: אֲדֹנִ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה כְּלָאֵֽם׃
NAS: Moses, my lord, restrain them.
KJV: My lord Moses, forbid them.
INT: my lord Moses restrain
1 Samuel 6:10
HEB: וְאֶת־ בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם כָּל֥וּ בַבָּֽיִת׃
NAS: them to the cart, and shut up their calves
KJV: them to the cart, and shut up their calves
INT: to the cart their calves and shut home
1 Samuel 25:33
HEB: אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜נִי הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙
NAS: be you, who have kept me this
KJV: and blessed [be] thou, which hast kept me this day
INT: be you who have kept day this
Psalm 40:9
HEB: שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה
NAS: Behold, I will not restrain my lips,
KJV: congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips,
INT: my lips I will not restrain LORD You
Psalm 40:11
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־ תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי
NAS: You, O LORD, will not withhold Your compassion
KJV: Withhold not thou thy tender mercies
INT: LORD will not withhold your compassion at
Psalm 88:8
HEB: תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃
NAS: me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot
KJV: me an abomination unto them: [I am] shut up, and I cannot come forth.
INT: have made an object I am shut and cannot go
Psalm 119:101
HEB: אֹ֣רַח רָ֭ע כָּלִ֣אתִי רַגְלָ֑י לְ֝מַ֗עַן
NAS: I have restrained my feet from every
KJV: I have refrained my feet
INT: way evil have restrained my feet because of
Ecclesiastes 8:8
HEB: שַׁלִּ֤יט בָּר֙וּחַ֙ לִכְל֣וֹא אֶת־ הָר֔וּחַ
NAS: has authority to restrain the wind
KJV: over the spirit to retain the spirit;
INT: has the wind to restrain the wind and there
Isaiah 43:6
HEB: וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־ תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙
NAS: [them] up!' And to the south, 'Do not hold [them] back.' Bring
KJV: and to the south, Keep not back: bring
INT: the south not hold bring my sons
Jeremiah 32:2
HEB: הַנָּבִ֗יא הָיָ֤ה כָלוּא֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה
NAS: the prophet was shut up in the court
KJV: the prophet was shut up in the court
INT: the prophet become was shut the court of the guard
Jeremiah 32:3
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר כְּלָא֔וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־
NAS: of Judah had shut him up, saying,
KJV: of Judah had shut him up, saying,
INT: because had shut Zedekiah king
Ezekiel 31:15
HEB: וָֽאֶמְנַע֙ נַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיִּכָּלְא֖וּ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים
NAS: waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon
KJV: waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon
INT: and held rivers were stopped waters and many
Daniel 9:24
HEB: עִ֣יר קָדְשֶׁ֗ךָ לְכַלֵּ֨א הַפֶּ֜שַׁע [וּלַחְתֹּם
KJV: city, to finish the transgression,
INT: city and your holy to finish the transgression to seal
Haggai 1:10
HEB: כֵּ֣ן עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם כָּלְא֥וּ שָׁמַ֖יִם מִטָּ֑ל
NAS: of you the sky has withheld its dew
KJV: Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew,
INT: after that because has withheld the sky dew
Haggai 1:10
HEB: מִטָּ֑ל וְהָאָ֖רֶץ כָּלְאָ֥ה יְבוּלָֽהּ׃
NAS: and the earth has withheld its produce.
KJV: and the earth is stayed [from] her fruit.
INT: dew and the earth has withheld produce