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כָּלָה H3617
H3617 is the Hebrew word כָּלָה, transliterated kâlâh and said kaw-law'. The King James Version most often renders it full end.
What it means
a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction.
Where it comes from
from H3615 (כָּלָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: altogether, (be, utterly) consume(-d), consummation(-ption), was determined, (full, utter) end, riddance.
Verses using כָּלָה
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 18:21 · KJV
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
1 Samuel 20:33 · KJV
And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
2 Chronicles 12:12 · KJV
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
Nehemiah 9:31 · KJV
Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Isaiah 10:23 · KJV
For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
Isaiah 28:22 · KJV
Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
Jeremiah 5:10 · KJV
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’s.
Jeremiah 30:11 · KJV
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Jeremiah 46:28 · KJV
Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Ezekiel 11:13 · KJV
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Ezekiel 20:17 · KJV
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Daniel 9:27 · KJV
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Nahum 1:8 · KJV
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Nahum 1:9 · KJV
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Zephaniah 1:18 · KJV
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3617 mean?
H3617 is the Hebrew word כָּלָה (kâlâh), meaning a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction.
How is H3617 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it full end (6 times), altogether (2 times), consumption (2 times), utter end (2 times), determined (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3617 appear in the Bible?
כָּלָה (kâlâh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3617 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3615 (כָּלָה).
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