◄ 3618. kallah ►
Strong's Lexicon kallah: Bride, Daughter-in-law Original Word: כַּלָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: kallah Pronunciation: kal-lah' Phonetic Spelling: (kal-law') Definition: a bride, a son's wife Meaning: The term כַּלָה primarily refers to a "bride" or "a son's wife." It is used to denote a woman who is betrothed or newly married. Word Origin: Derived from the root verb כָּלַל (kalal), which means "to complete" or "to perfect." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3565 (νύμφη, nymphē): This Greek term is the equivalent of the Hebrew כַּלָה and is used in the New Testament to refer to a bride or a young wife. It appears in passages such as Revelation 21:2, where the New Jerusalem is described as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband: "I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the term כַּלָה, highlighting its significance in both literal and metaphorical contexts within the biblical narrative. Usage: The word כַּלָה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often describing a bride in the context of marriage ceremonies, familial relationships, and metaphorical uses to describe the relationship between God and His people. Context: • Literal Usage: In its literal sense, כַּלָה is used to describe a bride, particularly in the context of marriage ceremonies and familial relationships. For example, in Genesis 11:31, it refers to Sarai as the wife of Abram, indicating her role as a bride within the family structure. • Metaphorical Usage: The term is also used metaphorically to describe the relationship between God and Israel, portraying Israel as the bride of God. This imagery is prevalent in prophetic literature, where the covenant relationship is likened to a marriage bond. • Cultural Context: In ancient Hebrew culture, marriage was a significant covenantal relationship, and the bride held an esteemed position within the family. The term כַּלָה reflects the completion and perfection of the family unit through marriage. • Scriptural Examples: • In Isaiah 62:5, the joy of a bridegroom over his bride is used to illustrate God's delight in His people: "For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you." • In Jeremiah 2:32, the prophet uses the imagery of a bride to emphasize Israel's forgetfulness of God: "Can a maiden forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition daughter-in-law, bride NASB Translation bride (15), brides (2), daughter-in-law (14), daughters-in-law (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs כַּלָּה noun feminine daughter-in-law, bride; — absolute ׳כ Jeremiah 2:32 14t.; suffix כַּלָּתוֺ Genesis 11:31 5t.; כַּלָּתָהּ Ruth 1:22 2t., etc.; plural suffix כַּלֹּתֶיהָ Ruth 1:6,8, כַּלּוֺתֶיהָ Ruth 1:7, כַּלּוֺתֵיהֶם Hosea 4:13,14; — 1 daughter-in-law, in reference to husband's father Genesis 38:11,16,24 (J), compare 1 Chronicles 2:4; 1 Samuel 4:19; Ezekiel 22:11; Micah 7:6; Genesis 11:31 (P), Leviticus 18:15; Leviticus 20:12 (both H); husband's mother Ruth 1:6,7,8,22; Ruth 2:20,22; Ruth 4:15. 2 bride, usually a. just before marriage Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 62:5; Jeremiah 2:32 (all in simile, etc.), "" חָתָן Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11; Joel 2:16; Songs 4:8,9,10,11,12; Songs 5:1. b. also just after marriage = young wife Hosea 4:13,14; read הַכַּלָּה likewise 2 Samuel 17:3 (for ᵑ0 הַכֹּל), ᵐ5 We Dr Klo Kit Bu. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bride, daughter-in-law, spouse From kalal; a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife -- bride, daughter-in-law, spouse. see HEBREW kalal Forms and Transliterations וְכַכַּלָּ֖ה וְכַלָּ֖ה וְכַלָּת֣וֹ וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וככלה וכלה וכלותיכם וכלתו וכלתיה כַּכַּלָּֽה׃ כַּלָּ֑ה כַּלָּ֔ה כַּלָּ֖ה כַּלָּֽה׃ כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ כַּלָּה֒ כַּלָּת֔וֹ כַּלָּת֖וֹ כַּלָּת֜וֹ כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ כַּלָּתָ֑הּ כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ כַלָּ֑ה כַלָּה֒ כַלָּת֖וֹ כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ כַלָּתָהּ֙ כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ ככלה׃ כלה כלה׃ כלותיכם כלתה כלתו כלתיה כלתך לְכַלָּתָ֗הּ לכלתה chalLah challaTah challaTech challaTo challoTeiha kak·kal·lāh kakkalLah kakkallāh kal·lā·ṯāh ḵal·lā·ṯāh kal·lā·ṯe·ḵā kal·lā·ṯə·ḵā ḵal·lā·ṯêḵ kal·lā·ṯōw ḵal·lā·ṯōw kal·lāh ḵal·lāh ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā kal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem kalLah kallāh ḵallāh kallaTah kallāṯāh ḵallāṯāh kallaTecha ḵallāṯêḵ kallāṯeḵā kallāṯəḵā kallaTo kallāṯōw ḵallāṯōw ḵallōṯehā kalloteiChem kallōwṯêḵem lə·ḵal·lā·ṯāh lechallaTah ləḵallāṯāh vechakkalLah vechalLah vechallaTo vechalloteiChem vechalloTeiha wə·ḵak·kal·lāh wə·ḵal·lā·ṯōw wə·ḵal·lāh wə·ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā wə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem wəḵakkallāh wəḵallāh wəḵallāṯōw wəḵallōṯehā wəḵallōwṯêḵem Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 11:31 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שָׂרַ֣י כַּלָּת֔וֹ אֵ֖שֶׁת אַבְרָ֣ם NAS: and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son KJV: and Sarai his daughter in law, his son INT: his son and Sarai his daughter-in-law wife Abram's Genesis 38:11 HEB: יְהוּדָה֩ לְתָמָ֨ר כַּלָּת֜וֹ שְׁבִ֧י אַלְמָנָ֣ה NAS: said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, KJV: to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain INT: Judah Tamar to his daughter-in-law Remain A widow Genesis 38:16 HEB: יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כַלָּת֖וֹ הִ֑וא וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ NAS: in to you; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, KJV: unto thee; (for he knew not that she [was] his daughter in law.) And she said, INT: know for was his daughter-in-law and she said Genesis 38:24 HEB: זָֽנְתָה֙ תָּמָ֣ר כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ וְגַ֛ם הִנֵּ֥ה NAS: was informed, Your daughter-in-law Tamar KJV: Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; INT: has played Tamar your daughter-in-law is also and behold Leviticus 18:15 HEB: עֶרְוַ֥ת כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה NAS: the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's KJV: the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son's INT: the nakedness of your daughter-in-law shall not uncover Leviticus 20:12 HEB: יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־ כַּלָּת֔וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמְת֖וּ NAS: lies with his daughter-in-law, both KJV: lie with his daughter in law, both INT: lies with his daughter-in-law shall surely be put Ruth 1:6 HEB: וַתָּ֤קָם הִיא֙ וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ וַתָּ֖שָׁב מִשְּׂדֵ֣י NAS: Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return KJV: Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return INT: arose he her daughters-in-law return the land Ruth 1:7 HEB: שָׁ֔מָּה וּשְׁתֵּ֥י כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה NAS: she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went KJV: where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went INT: in it two daughters-in-law her and they went Ruth 1:8 HEB: נָעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה NAS: to her two daughters-in-law, Go, KJV: unto her two daughters in law, Go, INT: and Naomi to her two daughters-in-law Go return Ruth 1:22 HEB: וְר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה כַלָּתָהּ֙ עִמָּ֔הּ הַשָּׁ֖בָה NAS: the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, who returned KJV: the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned INT: her Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law who returned Ruth 2:20 HEB: וַתֹּ֨אמֶר נָעֳמִ֜י לְכַלָּתָ֗הּ בָּר֥וּךְ הוּא֙ NAS: said to her daughter-in-law, May he be blessed KJV: said unto her daughter in law, Blessed INT: said Naomi to her daughter-in-law may he be blessed he Ruth 2:22 HEB: אֶל־ ר֣וּת כַּלָּתָ֑הּ ט֣וֹב בִּתִּ֗י NAS: to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, KJV: unto Ruth her daughter in law, [It is] good, INT: to Ruth her daughter-in-law is good my daughter Ruth 4:15 HEB: שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙ NAS: of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who KJV: of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth INT: of your old for your daughter-in-law who loves 1 Samuel 4:19 HEB: וְכַלָּת֣וֹ אֵֽשֶׁת־ פִּינְחָס֮ NAS: Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas's KJV: And his daughter in law, Phinehas' INT: now his daughter-in-law wife Phinehas's 1 Chronicles 2:4 HEB: וְתָמָר֙ כַּלָּת֔וֹ יָ֥לְדָה לּ֖וֹ NAS: Tamar his daughter-in-law bore KJV: And Tamar his daughter in law bare INT: Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez Songs 4:8 HEB: אִתִּ֤י מִלְּבָנוֹן֙ כַּלָּ֔ה אִתִּ֖י מִלְּבָנ֣וֹן NAS: [Come] with me from Lebanon, [my] bride, May you come KJV: with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from Lebanon: INT: from Lebanon bride from Lebanon Songs 4:9 HEB: לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִי אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה לִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙ [בְּאַחַד NAS: my sister, [my] bride; You have made my heart beat faster KJV: my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart INT: my heart my sister bride beat A single Songs 4:10 HEB: דֹדַ֖יִךְ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה מַה־ טֹּ֤בוּ NAS: my sister, [my] bride! How KJV: my sister, [my] spouse! how much better INT: is your love my sister bride How better Songs 4:11 HEB: תִּטֹּ֥פְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְ כַּלָּ֑ה דְּבַ֤שׁ וְחָלָב֙ NAS: Your lips, [my] bride, drip honey; KJV: Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop INT: drip your lips bride Honey and milk Songs 4:12 HEB: נָע֖וּל אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּ֑ה גַּ֥ל נָע֖וּל NAS: is my sister, [my] bride, A rock garden KJV: [is] my sister, [my] spouse; a spring INT: locked is my sister bride A rock locked Songs 5:1 HEB: לְגַנִּי֮ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִי֙ NAS: my sister, [my] bride; I have gathered KJV: my sister, [my] spouse: I have gathered INT: my garden my sister bride have gathered my myrrh Isaiah 49:18 HEB: תִלְבָּ֔שִׁי וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖ים כַּכַּלָּֽה׃ NAS: and bind them on as a bride. KJV: and bind them [on thee], as a bride [doeth]. INT: put and bind A bride Isaiah 61:10 HEB: יְכַהֵ֣ן פְּאֵ֔ר וְכַכַּלָּ֖ה תַּעְדֶּ֥ה כֵלֶֽיהָ׃ NAS: himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns KJV: [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth INT: decks A garland A bride adorns her jewels Isaiah 62:5 HEB: חָתָן֙ עַל־ כַּלָּ֔ה יָשִׂ֥ישׂ עָלַ֖יִךְ NAS: over the bride, [So] your God KJV: rejoiceth over the bride, [so] shall thy God INT: and the bridegroom over the bride will rejoice over Jeremiah 2:32 HEB: בְּתוּלָה֙ עֶדְיָ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ וְעַמִּ֣י NAS: her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? KJV: her ornaments, [or] a bride her attire? INT: A virgin her ornaments A bride attire folk 34 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3618 34 Occurrences ḵal·lāh — 4 Occ. ḵal·lā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. ḵal·lā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ. ḵal·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ. ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā — 2 Occ. kak·kal·lāh — 1 Occ. kal·lāh — 9 Occ. kal·lā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. kal·lā·ṯe·ḵā — 2 Occ. kal·lā·ṯōw — 5 Occ. kal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ. lə·ḵal·lā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. wə·ḵak·kal·lāh — 1 Occ. wə·ḵal·lāh — 1 Occ. wə·ḵal·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ. wə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ. wə·ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.