Lexicon :: Strong's H3557 - kûl

כּוּל

Transliteration

kûl

Pronunciation

kool

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 962

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

כּוּל kûwl, kool; a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses):—(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H3557 in the following manner: contain (6x), feed (6x), sustain (4x), abide (3x), nourish (3x), hold (2x), receive (2x), victual (2x), bear (1x), comprehended (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to seize, contain, measure
1. (Qal) to measure, calculate
2. (Pilpel) to sustain, maintain, contain
  1. to sustain, support, nourish
  2. to contain, hold in, restrain
  3. to support, endure
3. (Polpal) to be supplied
4. (Hilpil) to contain, hold, hold in, endure
  1. to contain
  2. to sustain, endure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3557: Abbreviations

† [כּוּל] verb comprehend, contain (Late Hebrew, Aramaic id., measure, measure out, of dry or liquid measure; Syriac Aph`el id.; Arabic measure grain) —
Qal Perfect only Isaiah 40:12 בְּשָׁלִש כָּל ֗֗֗ מִי הָאָרֶץ עֲפַר who hath comprehended the dust of the earth in a shalish-measure?
Pilp. Perfect כִּלְכֵּל 2 Samuel 19:33; suffix כִּלְכְּלָם 1 Kings 18:4; 2nd person masculine singular suffix כִּלְכַּלְתָּם Nehemiah 9:21, etc.; Imperfect יְכַלְכֵּל Zechariah 11:16 +, etc.; Infinitive construct כַּלְכֵּל Jeremiah 20:9 +, etc.; Participle מְכַלְכֵּל Malachi 3:2; — sustain, maintain, contain:

1. sustain, support, nourish, followed by accusative of person Genesis 45:11; Genesis 50:21 (both E), 2 Samuel 19:33; 2 Samuel 19:34; 2 Samuel 20:3; 1 Kings 4:7a (1 Kings 4:7b absolute), 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 17:4, 9; Nehemiah 9:21; Ruth 4:15; Psalm 55:23; Zechariah 11:16 (of sheep); followed by accusative of person + of thing (food) Genesis 47:12 (J), 1 Kings 18:4, 13.

2. contain, followed by accusative of person 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:5; 2 Chronicles 6:18 (heavens cannot contain י׳); hold in, restrain Yahweh's word within one, Jeremiah 20:9.

3. support, endure, sickness רוּחַ אִישׁ מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ יְכַל׳ Proverbs 18:14; Malachi 3:2 (object אֶתיֿוֺם בּוֺאוֺ); of sustaining a cause, in court, בְּמִשְׁפָּט דְּבָרָיו יְכַל׳ Psalm 112:5.

Polpal Perfect 3rd person plural כָּלְכְּלוּ were supplied with food 1 Kings 20:27 (Klo proposes בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ).
Hiph. Imperfect יָכִיל 1 Kings 7:26 + 2 times etc.; Infinitive construct הָכִיל Jeremiah 6:11 + 5 times; — contain, hold, hold in, endure;

1.. contain, followed by accusative (of liquid) 1 Kings 7:26, 38; 2 Chronicles 4:5; in figure Jeremiah 2:13, absolute Ezekiel 23:32; (of burnt-offering) 1 Kings 8:64; 2 Chronicles 7:7; hold in (wrath of י׳, object not expressed, subject Jeremiah) Jeremiah 6:11 (opposed to שָׁפַךְ).

2. sustain, endure, followed by accusative Amos 7:10; Jeremiah 10:10; Joel 2:11.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

45:11; 47:12; 50:21

Ruth

4:15

2 Samuel

19:33; 19:33; 19:34; 20:3

1 Kings

4:7; 4:7; 5:7; 7:26; 7:26; 7:38; 8:27; 8:64; 17:4; 17:9; 18:4; 18:4; 18:13; 20:27

2 Chronicles

2:5; 4:5; 6:18; 7:7

Nehemiah

9:21; 9:21

Psalms

55:23; 112:5

Proverbs

18:14

Isaiah

40:12

Jeremiah

2:13; 6:11; 6:11; 10:10; 20:9; 20:9

Ezekiel

23:32

Joel

2:11

Amos

7:10

Zechariah

11:16; 11:16

Malachi

3:2; 3:2

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H3557 matches the Hebrew כּוּל (kûl),
which occurs 37 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 45:11

Gen 45:11 - And there will I nourish^H3557 thee; for yet there are five^H2568 years^H8141 of famine;^H7458 lest thou, and thy household,^H1004 and all that thou hast, come to poverty.^H3423

Gen 47:12

Gen 47:12 - And Joseph^H3130 nourished^H3557 his father,^H1 and his brethren,^H251 and all his father's^H1 household,^H1004 with bread,^H3899 according^H6310 to their families.^H2945

Gen 50:21

Gen 50:21 - Now therefore fear^H3372 ye not: I will nourish^H3557 you, and your little ones.^H2945 And he comforted^H5162 them, and spake^H1696 kindly^H3820 unto them.

Rth 4:15

Rth 4:15 - And he shall be unto thee a restorer^H7725 of thy life,^H5315 and a nourisher^H3557 of thine old age:^H7872 for thy daughter in law,^H3618 which loveth^H157 thee, which is better^H2896 to thee than seven^H7651 sons,^H1121 hath born^H3205 him.

2Sa 19:32

2Sa 19:32 - Now Barzillai^H1271 was a very^H3966 aged^H2204 man, even fourscore^H8084 years^H8141 old:^H1121 and he had provided the king^H4428 of sustenance^H3557 while he lay^H7871 at Mahanaim;^H4266 for he was a very^H3966 great^H1419 man.^H376

2Sa 19:33

2Sa 19:33 - And the king^H4428 said^H559 unto Barzillai,^H1271 Come thou over^H5674 with me, and I will feed^H3557 thee with me in Jerusalem.^H3389

2Sa 20:3

2Sa 20:3 - And David^H1732 came^H935 to his house^H1004 at Jerusalem;^H3389 and the king^H4428 took^H3947 the ten^H6235 women^H802 his concubines,^H6370 whom he had left^H3240 to keep^H8104 the house,^H1004 and put^H5414 them in ward,^H4931 and fed^H3557 them, but went not in^H935 unto them. So they were shut up^H6887 unto the day^H3117 of their death,^H4191 living^H2424 in widowhood.^H491

1Ki 4:7

1Ki 4:7 - And Solomon^H8010 had twelve^H8147^H6240 officers^H5324 over all Israel,^H3478 which provided victuals^H3557 for the king^H4428 and his household:^H1004 each man^H259 his month^H2320 in a year^H8141 made provision.^H3557

1Ki 4:27

1Ki 4:27 - And those officers^H5324 provided victual^H3557 for king^H4428 Solomon,^H8010 and for all that came^H7131 unto king^H4428 Solomon's^H8010 table,^H7979 every man^H376 in his month:^H2320 they lacked^H5737 nothing.^H1697

1Ki 7:26

1Ki 7:26 - And it was an hand breadth^H2947 thick,^H5672 and the brim^H8193 thereof was wrought^H4639 like the brim^H8193 of a cup,^H3563 with flowers^H6525 of lilies:^H7799 it contained^H3557 two thousand^H505 baths.^H1324

1Ki 7:38

1Ki 7:38 - Then made^H6213 he ten^H6235 lavers^H3595 of brass:^H5178 one^H259 laver^H3595 contained^H3557 forty^H705 baths:^H1324 and every^H259 laver^H3595 was four^H702 cubits:^H520 and upon every one^H259 of the ten^H6235 bases^H4350 one^H259 laver.^H3595

1Ki 8:27

1Ki 8:27 - But will God^H430 indeed^H552 dwell^H3427 on the earth?^H776 behold, the heaven^H8064 and heaven^H8064 of heavens^H8064 cannot contain^H3557 thee; how much less^H637 this house^H1004 that I have builded?^H1129

1Ki 8:64

1Ki 8:64 - The same day^H3117 did the king^H4428 hallow^H6942 the middle^H8432 of the court^H2691 that was before^H6440 the house^H1004 of the LORD:^H3068 for there he offered^H6213 burnt offerings,^H5930 and meat offerings,^H4503 and the fat^H2459 of the peace offerings:^H8002 because the brasen^H5178 altar^H4196 that was before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 was too little^H6996 to receive^H3557 the burnt offerings,^H5930 and meat offerings,^H4503 and the fat^H2459 of the peace offerings.^H8002

1Ki 17:4

1Ki 17:4 - And it shall be, that thou shalt drink^H8354 of the brook;^H5158 and I have commanded^H6680 the ravens^H6158 to feed^H3557 thee there.

1Ki 17:9

1Ki 17:9 - Arise,^H6965 get^H3212 thee to Zarephath,^H6886 which belongeth to Zidon,^H6721 and dwell^H3427 there: behold, I have commanded^H6680 a widow^H490 woman^H802 there to sustain^H3557 thee.

1Ki 18:4

1Ki 18:4 - For it was so, when Jezebel^H348 cut off^H3772 the prophets^H5030 of the LORD,^H3068 that Obadiah^H5662 took^H3947 an hundred^H3967 prophets,^H5030 and hid^H2244 them by fifty^H376^H2572 in a cave,^H4631 and fed^H3557 them with bread^H3899 and water.)^H4325

1Ki 18:13

1Ki 18:13 - Was it not told^H5046 my lord^H113 what I did^H6213 when Jezebel^H348 slew^H2026 the prophets^H5030 of the LORD,^H3068 how I hid^H2244 an hundred^H3967 men^H376 of the LORD'S^H3068 prophets^H5030 by fifty^H2572 in a cave,^H4631 and fed^H3557 them with bread^H3899 and water?^H4325

1Ki 20:27

1Ki 20:27 - And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were numbered,^H6485 and were all present,^H3557 and went^H3212 against^H7125 them: and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 pitched^H2583 before them like two^H8147 little flocks^H2835 of kids;^H5795 but the Syrians^H758 filled^H4390 the country.^H776

2Ch 2:6

2Ch 2:6 - But who is able^H6113^H3581 to build^H1129 him an house,^H1004 seeing the heaven^H8064 and heaven^H8064 of heavens^H8064 cannot contain^H3557 him? who am I then, that I should build^H1129 him an house,^H1004 save only^H518 to burn sacrifice^H6999 before^H6440 him?

2Ch 4:5

2Ch 4:5 - And the thickness^H5672 of it was an handbreadth,^H2947 and the brim^H8193 of it like the work^H4639 of the brim^H8193 of a cup,^H3563 with flowers^H6525 of lilies;^H7799 and it received^H2388 and held^H3557 three^H7969 thousand^H505 baths.^H1324

2Ch 6:18

2Ch 6:18 - But will God^H430 in very deed^H552 dwell^H3427 with men^H120 on the earth?^H776 behold, heaven^H8064 and the heaven^H8064 of heavens^H8064 cannot contain^H3557 thee; how much less this house^H1004 which I have built!^H1129

2Ch 7:7

2Ch 7:7 - Moreover Solomon^H8010 hallowed^H6942 the middle^H8432 of the court^H2691 that was before^H6440 the house^H1004 of the LORD:^H3068 for there he offered^H6213 burnt offerings,^H5930 and the fat^H2459 of the peace offerings,^H8002 because the brasen^H5178 altar^H4196 which Solomon^H8010 had made^H6213 was not able^H3201 to receive^H3557 the burnt offerings,^H5930 and the meat offerings,^H4503 and the fat.^H2459

Neh 9:21

Neh 9:21 - Yea, forty^H705 years^H8141 didst thou sustain^H3557 them in the wilderness,^H4057 so that they lacked^H2637 nothing; their clothes^H8008 waxed not old,^H1086 and their feet^H7272 swelled^H1216 not.

Psa 55:22

Psa 55:22 - Cast^H7993 thy burden^H3053 upon the LORD,^H3068 and he shall sustain^H3557 thee: he shall never^H5769 suffer^H5414 the righteous^H6662 to be moved.^H4131

Psa 112:5

Psa 112:5 - A good^H2896 man^H376 sheweth favour,^H2603 and lendeth:^H3867 he will guide^H3557 his affairs^H1697 with discretion.^H4941

Pro 18:14

Pro 18:14 - The spirit^H7307 of a man^H376 will sustain^H3557 his infirmity;^H4245 but a wounded^H5218 spirit^H7307 who can bear?^H5375

Isa 40:12

Isa 40:12 - Who hath measured^H4058 the waters^H4325 in the hollow of his hand,^H8168 and meted out^H8505 heaven^H8064 with the span,^H2239 and comprehended^H3557 the dust^H6083 of the earth^H776 in a measure,^H7991 and weighed^H8254 the mountains^H2022 in scales,^H6425 and the hills^H1389 in a balance?^H3976

Jer 2:13

Jer 2:13 - For my people^H5971 have committed^H6213 two^H8147 evils;^H7451 they have forsaken^H5800 me the fountain^H4726 of living^H2416 waters,^H4325 and hewed them out^H2672 cisterns,^H877 broken^H7665 cisterns,^H877 that can hold^H3557 no water.^H4325

Jer 6:11

Jer 6:11 - Therefore I am full^H4392 of the fury^H2534 of the LORD;^H3068 I am weary^H3811 with holding in:^H3557 I will pour it out^H8210 upon the children^H5768 abroad,^H2351 and upon the assembly^H5475 of young men^H970 together:^H3162 for even the husband^H376 with the wife^H802 shall be taken,^H3920 the aged^H2205 with him that is full^H4390 of days.^H3117

Jer 10:10

Jer 10:10 - But the LORD^H3068 is the true^H571 God,^H430 he is the living^H2416 God,^H430 and an everlasting^H5769 king:^H4428 at his wrath^H7110 the earth^H776 shall tremble,^H7493 and the nations^H1471 shall not be able to abide^H3557 his indignation.^H2195

Jer 20:9

Jer 20:9 - Then I said,^H559 I will not make mention^H2142 of him, nor speak^H1696 any more in his name.^H8034 But his word was in mine heart^H3820 as a burning^H1197 fire^H784 shut up^H6113 in my bones,^H6106 and I was weary^H3811 with forbearing,^H3557 and I could^H3201 not stay.

Eze 23:32

Eze 23:32 - Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Thou shalt drink^H8354 of thy sister's^H269 cup^H3563 deep^H6013 and large:^H7342 thou shalt be laughed to scorn^H6712 and had in derision;^H3933 it containeth^H3557 much.^H4767

Joe 2:11

Joe 2:11 - And the LORD^H3068 shall utter^H5414 his voice^H6963 before^H6440 his army:^H2428 for his camp^H4264 is very^H3966 great:^H7227 for he is strong^H6099 that executeth^H6213 his word:^H1697 for the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is great^H1419 and very^H3966 terrible;^H3372 and who can abide^H3557 it?

Amo 7:10

Amo 7:10 - Then Amaziah^H558 the priest^H3548 of Bethel^H1008 sent^H7971 to Jeroboam^H3379 king^H4428 of Israel,^H3478 saying,^H559 Amos^H5986 hath conspired^H7194 against thee in the midst^H7130 of the house^H1004 of Israel:^H3478 the land^H776 is not able^H3201 to bear^H3557 all his words.^H1697

Zec 11:16

Zec 11:16 - For, lo, I will raise up^H6965 a shepherd^H7462 in the land,^H776 which shall not visit^H6485 those that be cut off,^H3582 neither shall seek^H1245 the young one,^H5289 nor heal^H7495 that that is broken,^H7665 nor feed^H3557 that that standeth^H5324 still: but he shall eat^H398 the flesh^H1320 of the fat,^H1277 and tear^H6561 ➔ their claws^H6541 in pieces.^H6561

Mal 3:2

Mal 3:2 - But who may abide^H3557 the day^H3117 of his coming?^H935 and who shall stand^H5975 when he appeareth?^H7200 for he is like a refiner's^H6884 fire,^H784 and like fullers'^H3526 soap:^H1287

Lexicon :: Strong's H3557 - kûl

כּוּל

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