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יְכֵל H3202
H3202 is the Hebrew word יְכֵל, transliterated yᵉkêl and said yek-ale'. The King James Version most often renders it able.
What it means
{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) or יְכִיל; (Aramaic), to H3201 (יָכֹל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be able, can, couldest, prevail.
Verses using יְכֵל
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 2:10 · KJV
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Daniel 2:27 · KJV
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
Daniel 2:47 · KJV
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
Daniel 3:17 · KJV
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Daniel 3:29 · KJV
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Daniel 4:18 · KJV
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
Daniel 4:37 · KJV
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Daniel 5:16 · KJV
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 6:4 · KJV
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Daniel 6:20 · KJV
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Common questions
What does Strong's H3202 mean?
H3202 is the Hebrew word יְכֵל (yᵉkêl), meaning {to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}.
How is H3202 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it able (4 times), can (2 times), canst (2 times), cannot (1 time), seeing thou couldest (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3202 appear in the Bible?
יְכֵל (yᵉkêl) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3202 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) or יְכִיל; (Aramaic), to H3201 (יָכֹל).
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