כָּלָה
kâlâh · H3615 · Hebrew · 208 occurrences
Meanings
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to be finished, to be completed, to come to an end, to be past
Process by which an activity comes to full completion
ExamplesGenesis 41:53 When the seven years of plenty which had taken place in the land of Egypt came to an end,
Exodus 39:32 So all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so they did.
Ruth 2:23 So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz in order to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
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to finish
Causative action by which deities, humans, or animals bring an activity to full completion
ExamplesGenesis 2:2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
Genesis 17:22 When He finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 18:33 As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the LORD departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
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Literally: (one's) days are finished; hence: process by which people go through life for a particular amount of time (to spend (one's) days, to live (one's) life)
ExamplesPsalm 102:3 For my days have ended in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
Job 21:13 “They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
Jeremiah 20:18 Why did I ever come out of the womb To look at trouble and sorrow, So that my days have been spent in shame?
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Literally: to finish (someone's) days; hence: causative action by which deities cause humans go through the motions of life for a particular amount of time (to cause (someone's) else to spend (their) days)
ExamplesPsalm 78:33 So He brought their days to an end in futility, And their years to an end in sudden terror.
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to be imminent
Literally: to be finished; hence: state in which a harmful action is about to be initiated
Examples1 Samuel 20:7 “If he says, ‘That is good,’ your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, be aware that he has decided on evil.
1 Samuel 20:9 Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I in fact learn that my father has decided to inflict harm on you, would I not inform you?”
1 Samuel 25:17 “Now then, be aware and consider what you should do, because harm is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.”
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Literally: to finish; hence: state in which humans are about to initiate a harmful action (to be bent (on something))
ExamplesProverbs 16:30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
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to be ravaged, to be consumed, to waste away
Literally: to be finished; hence: process by which objects are heavily damaged to the extent that they are almost gone
ExamplesJob 33:21 “His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones, which were not seen, stick out.
Proverbs 5:11 And you will groan in the end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Indeed, the grass is withered, the new growth has died, There is no greenery.
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to ravage, to consume
Literally: to finish; hence: causative action by which humans or deities cause heavy damage to objects to the extent that they are almost gone
ExamplesGenesis 41:30 and after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will ravage the land.
Isaiah 10:18 And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body, And it will be as when a sick person wastes away.
Isaiah 27:10 For the fortified city is isolated, A homestead deserted and abandoned like the desert; There the calf will graze, And there it will lie down and feed on its branches.
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to be completed, to be finished
Literally: to be finished; hence: process by which an object has come to the end of its construction phase
Examples1 Kings 6:38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, that is, the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts and in accordance with all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.
2 Chronicles 8:16 So all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
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to finish, to complete
Literally: to finish; hence: causative action by which humans or deities bring an object to the end of its construction phase
ExamplesGenesis 2:1 And so the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their heavenly lights.
Genesis 6:16 “You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and put the door of the ark on the side; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
1 Kings 6:9 So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
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to perish, to vanish
Literally: to finish; hence: process by which humans and objects completely disappear from existence
ExamplesGenesis 21:15 When the water in the skin was used up, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
Job 4:9 “By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.
Job 7:9 “When a cloud vanishes, it is gone; In the same way one who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
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to consume, to destroy
Literally: to finish; hence: causative action by which humans and deities cause (other) humans and objects to completely disappear from existance
ExamplesExodus 32:10 “So now leave Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
Exodus 32:12 “Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘With evil motives He brought them out, to kill them on the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your burning anger and relent of doing harm to Your people.
Exodus 33:3 “Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way.”
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to pine away
Literally: to be finished; hence: process by which humans feel physically weak as a result of hardship or a deeply felt wish for something to happen
Examples2 Samuel 13:39 And the heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted regarding Amnon, since he was dead.
Job 19:27 Whom I, on my part, shall behold for myself, And whom my eyes will see, and not another. My heart faints within me!
Psalm 39:10 “Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.
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Literally: (one's) eyes are finished; hence: process by which someone's eyes become affected by excessive weeping or hardship ((one's) eyes grow dim)
ExamplesJob 11:20 “But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.”
Job 17:5 “He who informs against friends for a share of the spoils, The eyes of his children also will perish.
Psalm 69:3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
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Literally: to finish (someone's) eyes; hence: causative action by which humans or deities cause the eyes of others to become affected by excessive weeping (to cause (someone's) eyes to grow dim)
ExamplesLeviticus 26:16 I, in turn, will do this to you: I will summon a sudden terror against you, consumption and fever that will make the eyes fail and the soul languish; also, you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat it.
1 Samuel 2:33 ‘Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar, so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will die in the prime of life.
Job 31:16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
207 occurrences in 76 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 21
- Not stated (infinitive) 21
- Not stated: they 20
- Not stated: I 15
- נּוּhe 11
- Not stated: you (one person) 9
- Other words · 59 groups that occur once or twice (72) 72
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
72 occurrences in 35 groups
- הֶםthem 19
- יוֹםday, time 5
- חֵמָהwrath, fury 4
- וֹhim 4
- בַּיִתhouse, household 3
- דָּבָרword, thing, matter 3
- Other words · 26 groups that occur once or twice (29) 29
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
103 occurrences in 77 groups
- לto/for+ דָבַרto speak, to say 15
- בin/on/with+ הֶםthem 5
- בin/on/with+ יוֹםday, time 4
- בin/on/with+ קָצַרto be short 3
- בin/on/with+ תָּוֶךְmiddle 3
- לto/for+ אָכַלto eat, to devour 3
- Other words · 70 groups that occur once or twice (79) 79
With adverbsAdverbs
13 occurrences in 4 groups
- לֹאnot 10
- טֶרֶםbefore 2
- יַחַדtogether 1
- מַדּוּעַwhy? 1
What is done to itIt is the object
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- יָדַעto know 3
- יָכֹלto be able to 1
- רָאָהto see 1
- שָׁבַעto swear, to take an oath 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
53 occurrences in 4 groups
- כlike/as 28
- עַדto, as far as, until 19
- בin/on/with 3
- לto/for 3
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- תָּמַם tâmam · H8552 · to be finished, to be spent, to be completed
- Both words overlap strongly in the sense of completion, cessation and ending, and both convey "to bring to an end, finish, accomplish, cease."
- נָלָה nâlâh · H5239 · to finish
- Both words denote bringing something to completion or an end; נָלָה (nâlâh, H5239) is extremely rare, but its sense is synonymous with the core senses of כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) (finish, end, accomplish).
- כָּלַל kâlal · H3634 · to be finished, to finish
- Both the target term and כלל (kâlal, H3634) ('make perfect') belong to the semantic field of completion and perfection. כלל is rare and carries the specific sense of 'making perfect,' while the target term is a broad, common verb covering 'finish, complete, consume, destroy, end, fail.' The overlap is real, though כלל's rarity and more specialized nuance (perfection rather than general completion or cessation) make this a modest rather than a central relationship.
In the other Testament 7 words
- συντελέω synteléō · G4931 · to complete, to finish, to end
- συντελέω emphasizes bringing something to completion or full execution (συν- 'together/completely' + τελέω 'finish'), while כָּלָה covers the broader semantic range of finishing, consuming, destroying, or bringing to cessation, whether through completion or exhaustion.
- ἐκλείπω ekleípō · G1587 · to give out, to fail, to depart out of
- Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, G1587) renders Hebrew כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) in cessation/termination contexts, emphasizing the action of ceasing, failing, or coming to an end — both denote completion through exhaustion or expiration rather than simple conclusion.
- καταπαύω katapaúō · G2664 · to rest, to cease from work, to cause to rest
- כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) כָּלָה emphasizes completion through exhaustion or consumption (often with destructive or ceasing connotations), while καταπαύω (katapaúō, G2664) καταπαύω focuses on causing to cease or rest (settling/desisting without necessarily implying destruction or full consumption).
- ἀναλίσκω analískō · G355 · to destroy
- Greek ἀναλίσκω specifically denotes destructive consumption (using up/destroying), corresponding to כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615)'s consume/destroy semantic range but not its broader completion/cessation senses (accomplish, finish, cease, expire, fail).
- παύω paúō · G3973 · to cause to cease, to make stop, to cease
- Greek παύω specifically denotes cessation or stopping (transitively or intransitively), aligning with the 'cease' and 'end' senses within Hebrew כָּלָה's broader semantic range that encompasses completion, consumption, and termination.
- συντέλεια syntéleia · G4930 · end
- כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) כָּלָה denotes the broad semantic range of bringing to completion, consumption, or cessation (whether by finishing, destroying, or exhausting), while συντέλεια (syntéleia, G4930) συντέλεια specifically denotes the completed end-state or consummation of a period/dispensation, functioning as the Greek noun equivalent for contexts where כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) expresses thoroughgoing completion or final termination.
- τελέω teléō · G5055 · to complete, to finish, to end
- Hebrew כָּלָה emphasizes completion through cessation or consumption (often with connotations of ending, exhaustion, or destruction), while Greek τελέω focuses on completion through fulfillment or execution (achieving an intended goal or discharging an obligation).
Semantic domains 7 entries
- Complete002001003003
- The word's central sense is to bring something to completion or finish it entirely, as when the heavens and the earth "were completed" and God "completed His work" in Genesis 2:1-2.
- Alive002001001003
- The same word is used of life or strength being consumed away to the point of failing, an extension of its "finishing/ending" sense applied to vital force rather than to a task.
- Imminent002001003010
- The word is also used of something about to happen or about to be brought to its end, marking an event as approaching its completion or termination.
- Impact002001001024
- The word is used of destructive force consuming or wearing something away, as in descriptions of plagues, fire, or the sword "consuming" what they strike.
- Whole002003001020
- The word can describe an entire group or entire span of time being brought fully to its end, emphasizing totality rather than a partial completion.
- Non-Exist002002002006
- The word is also used of something ceasing to exist altogether, its complete disappearance or annihilation, an extension of "finishing" into total non-existence.
- Weak002001001069
- The word additionally describes eyes, strength, or spirit failing or growing faint, as with the related form in Deuteronomy 28:32, so it also belongs among words for weakening or failing strength.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3615. kalah I. כָּלָה206 verb be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent…
I. כָּלָה206 verb be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; Phoenician כלה; Assyrian kalû, put and end to, and cease, vanish DlHWB 329; late Aramaic כְּלָא cease, perish (not ᵑ7); on root-meaning enclose compare כלא and BaZMG 1887, 605) —
Qal. Perfect ׳כ 1Ki 6:38 +; 3 feminine singular כָּֽלְתָה 1Sa 20:7 +; 1 singular כָּלִיתִי Psa 39:11; Psa 39:3plural כָּלוּ Job 19:27 +; 2 masculine plural כְּלִיתֶם Mal 3:6; וּכְלִיתֶם consecutive Eze 13:14; Eze 13:1plural כָּלִינוּ Psa 90:7, etc.; Imperfect יִכְלֶה Pro 22:8; jussive יִ֫כֶל Job 33:21 (see Dr§ 171-173 Ges§ 109. 2 b Anm. DaSynt. § 51 R. 5; 64 R. 6); 3 feminine singular תִּכְלָה 1Ki 17:14; וַתֵּ֫כֶל Exo 39:32 + 2Sa 13:39 (see below); 3 masculine plural יִכְלוּ Isa 1:28 +, יִכְלָי֑וּן Isa 31:3, etc.; Infinitive construct כְּלוֺת Rth 2:23 +, etc.; —
1. a. be complete, at an end, of a period of time Gen 41:53 (E; opposed to III. חלל Hiph`il begin Gen 41:54), Jer 8:20 (|| עבר); so of action or event, with emphasis on time Isa 10:25; Isa 24:13; Rth 2:23; 2Ch 29:28 (opposed to הֵחֵל 2Ch 29:27), 2Ch 29:34; Dan 12:7 (|| קֵץ Dan 12:6; Dan 12:9); — see also 2b below
b. be completed, finished, of a work: temple 1Ki 6:38; 1Ch 28:20; 2Ch 8:16 (|| שָׁלֵם), tabernacle Exo 39:32 (P).
c. be accomplished, fulfilled, only of purposed wrath, or predicition of ׳י, Eze 5:13 (|| כַּלּוֺתִי vb, see Pi`el), Dan 11:36; 2Ch 36:22 = Ezr 1:1.
d. be ideally complete, be determined, always in bad sense, plotted, subject הָרָעָה: followed by מֵעִם of agent 1Sa 20:7, also 1Sa 20:9 (+עַל לָבוֺא), + 1Sa 20:33 (read כָּֽלְתָה, for ᵐ5 הִיא, כָּלָה ᵑ0 We Dr Kit Bu); ׳כ וְעַלכָּֿלבֵּֿיתוֺ אֶלאֲֿדֹנֵינוּ הָרָעָה 1Sa 25:17; followed by מֵאֵת of agent Est 7:7 (+ אֵלָיו).
2. a. be spent, used up (properly come to an end), of water Gen 21:15 (E), meal 1Ki 17:14, 1Ki 17:16.
b. waste away, be exhausted, fail, literally of fading grass Isa 15:6 (|| היה לֹא יָבֵשׁ,), of vintage Isa 32:10 (opposed to בּוֺא), of vanishing cloud Job 7:9 (in simile, || הלך); figurative of fleeting days of life Job 7:6 (|| קלל), compare Psa 102:4 and חַיַּי בְיָגוֺן כָּלוּ Psa 31:11; Jer 20:18; see also 1a above; of flesh Job 33:21, compare of vital strength Psa 71:9, וּשְׁאֵר בָּשָׂר Pro 5:11, וּלְבָבִי שְׁאֵרִי ׳כ Psa 73:26, subject רוּחִי Psa 143:7; once of ׳יs compassion רַחֲמָיו לֹאכָֿלוּ Lam 3:32 (|| תמם, on text see VB); especially of eyes exhausted by weeping Lam 2:11, strained by looking (figurative) for relief or refreshment, pine, languish Lam 4:17; Psa 69:4; Job 11:20; Job 17:5; Jer 14:6 (of wild asses); followed by לְ Lam 4:17 and, in spiritual sense, Psa 119:82; Psa 119:123; similarly (followed by לְ) of נפשׁ exhausted by longing Psa 84:3 (|| נכסף), Psa 119:81, בְּחֵקִי כִלְֹיתַי כָּלוּ Job 19:27; so also 2Sa 13:29 where read הַמֶּלֶךְ רוּחַ וַתֵּכֶל (for הַמּ דָּוִד ׳וַתְּכַל ᵑ0) and the spirit of the king pined to go forth unto Absalom, compare ᵐ5L We Klo Dr Kit Bu.
c. come to an end, vanish = perish, be destroyed, by ׳יs judgment Isa 1:28 (|| שֶׁבֶר), Isa 16:4 (|| תָּמַם אָפֵס,), Isa 29:20 (|| נִכְרַת אָפֵס,), Isa 31:3 (|| נפל כשׁל,), יִכְלוּ וּבָרָעָב וּבַחֶרֶב Jer 16:4, compare Jer 44:27 (|| תָּמַם), Eze 5:12 (|| נָפַל מוּת,), Eze 13:14; Mal 3:6; Psa 37:20 (twice in verse); (|| אבד), Job 4:9 (|| id.), Psa 71:13 (|| בּוֺשׁ); hyperbole, of severe discipline Psa 39:11; Psa 90:7 (|| נבהל); of prosperity of a people Isa 21:16; יִכְלֶה עֶבְרָתוֺ שֵׁבֶט Pro 22:8 the rod of his wrath perishes (> Ew and others is accomplished, of God's wrath). — Dan 12:7 read perhaps קֹדֶשׁ עַם נֹפֵץ יַד וְכִכְלוֺת and when the power of the shatterer of the holy people should come to an end, so Bev after ᵐ5 (for difficult יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ נַמֵּץ וּכְכַלּוֺת ᵑ0) .
Pi`el140 Perfect כִּלָּה Gen 18:33 +, כִּלָּא Pro 16:30 Baer (van d. H כִּלָּה), suffix כִּלָּנוּ 2Sa 21:5, כִּלָּם Lam 2:22; Lam 2:3feminine singular וְכִלְּתָה consecutive Hos 11:6, suffix וְכִ֫לַּתּוּ consecutive Zec 5:4; Zec 5:1singular כִּלִּיתִי Num 25:11, כִּלֵּיתִי Isa 49:4, וְכִלֵּיתִ֫י Eze 6:12 Eze 6:2t.; suffix כִּלִּיתִים Eze 22:31, וְכִלִּיתִיךָ consecutive Exo 33:5; Exo 33:3plural כִּלּוּ Gen 24:19 +, etc.; Imperfect יְכַלֶּה Isa 10:18; וַיְכַל Gen 2:2-3;feminine singular וַתְּכַל Gen 24:19 + 2Sa 13:39 (but read וַתֵּכֶל We Dr and others, and see Qal 2 b); 1 singular אֲכַלֶּה Gen 24:25 Gen 24:4t.; וָאֲכַל Eze 43:8; suffix אֲכֶלְךָ Exo 33:3 (Köi. 545); 3 masculine plural יְכַלּוּ Job 36:11 + Job 21:13 Qr (Kt יבלי; see בלה above), +, etc.; Imperative כַּלֵּה Psa 59:14 (twice in verse) + Psa 74:11 (but text dubious, see below,
2); masculine plural כַּלּוּ Exo 5:13; Infinitive absolute כַּלֵּה 1Sa 3:12 1Sa 3:5t.; construct לְכַלֵּא Dan 9:24 (metaplastic form), כַּלּוֺת 1Sa 2:33 +, etc.; Participle מְכַלֵּה Jer 14:12; Job 9:22; feminine plural מְכַלּוֺת Lev 26:16; — 1
a. complete, bring to an end, finish a thing, task, work, etc., with accusative of thing Exo 5:13-14, (+ infinitive; both J), 1Ki 6:9, 1Ki 6:14; 1Ki 7:1; Eze 42:15; Gen 2:2; Gen 16:16; Exo 40:33 (P), Rth 2:21; 2Ch 31:1; 2Ch 7:11; Ezr 9:1, so הַמֶּשַׁע לְכַלֵּא Dan 9:24 to make an end of the transgression (compare VB Bev); Lev 23:22 (modified from Lev 19:9 q.see below); accusative omitted 2Ch 31:7 (opposed to לְ הֵחֵל), 2Ch 24:10, 2Ch 24:14; Nehemiah 3:34.
b. complete a period of time יָמִים Eze 4:6, Eze 4:8; complete one's days, enjoy the full measure of human life Job 21:13; Job 36:11, or bring one's years to an end Psa 90:9, with added idea of transitoriness.
c. finish doing a thing, usually followed by ל infinitive Gen 18:33; Gen 24:15, Gen 24:19 (twice in verse); Gen 24:22 (all J), Gen 17:22; Exo 31:18; Num 4:15 (all P), Amo 7:2; 1Ki 1:41; 2Ch 29:29; Rth 3:3 31t. including 2Sa 11:19, where object of infin. precedes it, see Dr, so Lev 19:9 (compare Lev 23:22 above); + 1Ch 27:24 (לְ infinitive omitted; opposed to לְ הֵחֵל), 2Ch 29:17; + Dan 12:7 (infinitive without לְ; but see Qal 2 c near the end); followed by מִן infinitive, 1Sa 10:13; 2Sa 6:18 = 1Ch 16:2; Exo 34:33; Lev 16:20; Jos 19:51 (all P), Eze 43:23.
d. make an end, end, followed by בְּ make an end with, finish dealing with 2Ch 20:23; Ezr 10:17; absolute, opposed to כִּלָּה וּבַקָּטֹן הֵחֵל בַּגָּדוֺל הֵחֵל, Gen 44:12 (J) he began with the eldest and with the youngest he ended; so infinitive absolute adverb. וְכַלֵּה הָחֵל 1Sa 3:12 a beginning and an ending, i.e. doing it thoroughly (see Dr); also עַדכַּֿלֵּה = utterly 2Ki 13:17, 2Ki 13:19, to extremity Ezr 9:14 (of ׳יs anger), עַדלְֿכַלֵּה (late) = completely2Ch 24:10 (until all had given), 2Ch 31:1 (until all were destroyed).
e. accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass, a thing Rth 3:18; with accusative of ׳יs wrath (חֲמָתוֺ) Lam 4:11; so (אַמִּי חֲמָתִי,) + ב person Eze 5:13; Eze 6:12; Eze 7:8; Eze 13:15; Eze 20:8, Eze 20:21.
f. accomplish in thought, determine (compare Qal 1 d) followed by רָעָה Pro 16:30 (|| חשׁב).
2. a. put an end to, cause to cease Numbers 17:25 (+ מֵעָלַי); יְמֵיהֶם וַיְכַלבַּֿהֶבֶל Psa 78:33 and he consumed (caused to vanish) as vanity their days.
b. cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend, אֲכַלֶּהבָּֿם חִצַּי Deu 32:23 my arrows will I exhaust against them; exhaust one's strength כֹּחַ Isa 49:4 (|| יָגַע); the eyes (by weeping; compare Qal 2 b) 1Sa 2:33; Job 31:16; of a disease, consume the eyes Lev 26:16 (H).
c. destroy, sometimes exterminate: (1) men subject, with accusative of person 2Sa 21:5; 2Sa 22:39 (|| מחץ), Deu 7:22; 2Ch 8:8; Jer 10:25 (|| אכל), Lam 2:22; Psa 119:87; especially in phrase כַּלּוֺתָם עַד 1Sa 15:18 (on text see Dr), 2Sa 22:38 (|| השׁמיד) = Psa 18:38, 1Ki 22:11 2Ch 18:10; (2) God subject, with accusative of person Jos 24:20 (E), Isa 10:18 (Assyrian host, under figure of forest); Jer 5:3; Exo 32:10; Exo 33:3, Exo 33:5 (JE), Num 16:21; Num 17:10; Num 25:11 (all P), Lev 26:44 (H), Eze 20:13; Eze 22:31; Eze 43:8; Job 9:22; אֹתְךָ כַּלֹּתוֺ עַד Deu 28:21, אוֺתָם כַּלּוֺתִי עַד Jer 9:15; Jer 49:37; absolute Psa 59:14 (twice in verse); so also (si vera lectio) Psa 74:11 (see VB; Bi Che תִּכְלָא חֵקְךָ בְּקֶרֶב and thy right hand (why) keepest thou in thy bosom); accusative + ב instrumental Jer 14:12 (by sword, famine, and pestilence); sometimes the instrument of ׳יs judgment becomes grammatical subject; subject הַחֶרֶב Hos 11:6 (object בַּדָּיו, of city; || אכל), subject עֵגֶל Isa 27:10 (object סְעִפֶֿיהָ; || רָעָה), subject flying roll Zec 5:4 (object house).
Pu`al Perfect3plural כָּלּוּ Psa 72:20 be finished, ended; Imperfect3masculine plural וַיְכֻלּוּ Gen 2:1 be completed (P).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
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