8503. taklith
Berean Strong's Lexicon
taklith: End, completion, perfection

Original Word: תַּכְלִית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: taklith
Pronunciation: tak-leeth'
Phonetic Spelling: (tak-leeth')
Definition: End, completion, perfection
Meaning: completion, an extremity

Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּלָה (kalah), meaning "to complete" or "to finish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5056 (τέλος, telos) – meaning "end" or "completion."

- G5048 (τελειόω, teleioo) – meaning "to make perfect" or "to complete."

Usage: The Hebrew word "taklith" refers to the concept of an end or completion. It is used to denote the ultimate purpose or finality of something. In the biblical context, it often conveys the idea of reaching a goal or fulfilling a purpose, aligning with God's divine plan and order.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of completion or reaching an end was significant, as it often related to fulfilling God's commandments or achieving a divinely ordained purpose. The idea of "taklith" would resonate with the Israelites' understanding of their covenant relationship with God, where reaching the "end" or "completion" of a task was seen as fulfilling God's will.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kalah
Definition
end, completeness
NASB Translation
boundary (1), end (1), limit (1), limits (1), utmost (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תַּכְלִית noun feminine end, completeness; — ׳ת absolute Job 11:7; Job 28:3; construct Nehemiah 3:21 2t.; —

1 end, ׳וְעַדתֿ ׳בֵּית וגו Nehemiah 3:21 even unto the end of the house of Eliashib; אוֺר עִםהֿשֶׁךְ ׳עַדתֿ Job 26:10 unto the end of (= boundary between) light and darkness; הוּא חוֺקֵר ׳וּלְכָלתֿ Job 28:3 and to every end (= to the farthest limit) he exploreth; שַׁדַּי תִּמְצָא ׳עַדתֿ Job 11:7 unto the end of Shadday wilt thou reach (so as to know him fully) ?

2 completeness, as accusative of manner (DaSynt. § 70 b) שִׂנְאָה שְׂנֵאתִים ׳ת Psalm 139:22 with completeness of hatred I hate them.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
end, perfection

From kalah; completion; by implication, an extremity -- end, perfect(-ion).

see HEBREW kalah

Forms and Transliterations
תַּ֭כְלִית תַּכְלִ֖ית תַּכְלִ֣ית תכלית tachLit taḵ·lîṯ taḵlîṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 3:21
HEB: אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב וְעַד־ תַּכְלִ֖ית בֵּ֥ית אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃
NAS: even as far as the end of his house.
KJV: of Eliashib even to the end of the house
INT: of Eliashib's far as the end of his house of Eliashib's

Job 11:7
HEB: אִ֤ם עַד־ תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא׃
NAS: Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
KJV: out the Almighty unto perfection?
INT: lo against the limits the Almighty discover

Job 26:10
HEB: מָ֑יִם עַד־ תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־
NAS: of the waters At the boundary of light
KJV: and night come to an end.
INT: of the waters At the boundary of light with

Job 28:3
HEB: לַחֹ֗שֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל־ תַּ֭כְלִית ה֣וּא חוֹקֵ֑ר
NAS: And to the farthest limit he searches
KJV: and searcheth out all perfection: the stones
INT: to darkness the farthest limit he searches

Psalm 139:22
HEB: תַּכְלִ֣ית שִׂנְאָ֣ה שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים
NAS: I hate them with the utmost hatred;
KJV: I hate them with perfect hatred:
INT: the utmost hatred hate

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Strong's Hebrew 8503
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