◄ 3629. kilyah ►
Strong's Lexicon kilyah: Kidney(s) Original Word: כִּלְיָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: kilyah Pronunciation: kil-yaw' Phonetic Spelling: (kil-yaw') Definition: a kidney, the mind Meaning: The term כִּלְיָה primarily refers to the "kidney" in a literal sense. It is also used metaphorically to denote the "mind" or "innermost being," reflecting the seat of emotion and moral character. Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to complete. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent of the Hebrew כִּלְיָה is found in Strong's Greek Number G3510, νεφρός (nephros), which also means "kidney." Like its Hebrew counterpart, νεφρός is used in the New Testament to symbolize the innermost thoughts and feelings, as seen in Revelation 2:23, where Christ declares, "I am He who searches the minds and hearts," with "minds" translating the Greek νεφρός. This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the term כִּלְיָה, highlighting its significance in both physical and metaphorical contexts within the biblical narrative. Usage: The word כִּלְיָה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often in reference to the physical kidneys as part of sacrificial rituals, as well as metaphorically to describe the inner thoughts and emotions of a person. Context: • The term כִּלְיָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe both the physical organ and the metaphorical seat of human emotion and thought. In the context of sacrificial rites, the kidneys were considered a vital part of offerings, as seen in passages like Leviticus 3:4, where the kidneys are specified as part of the peace offering. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of the kidneys as integral to the life and health of an organism. • Metaphorically, כִּלְיָה is used to express the deepest emotions and moral inclinations of a person. For example, in Psalm 26:2, the psalmist appeals to God to "test my mind and my heart," where "mind" is translated from כִּלְיָה, indicating a plea for divine examination of one's innermost thoughts and intentions. • The kidneys, along with the heart, are often mentioned in parallel, emphasizing their role in the biblical anthropology as centers of emotion and moral decision-making. This dual usage underscores the holistic view of human nature in the Hebrew Scriptures, where physical and spiritual aspects are intertwined. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a kidney NASB Translation feelings (1), finest* (1), heart (1), inmost being (1), inward parts (2), kidneys (18), mind (5), minds (1), within (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כִּלְיָה noun feminine only plural kidneys (Late Hebrew כִּלְיָה (plural); Aramaic כּוּלְיָא or כּוֺלְיָא (only plural), ; Ethiopic ᵐ5 οἱ νεφροί); — absolute plural כְּלָיוֺת Jeremiah 11:20 5t.; כְּלָֹית Exodus 29:13 13t.; construct כִּלְיוֺת Deuteronomy 32:14; Isaiah 34:6; suffix כִּלְיוֺתַי Job 16:3 2t.; כִּלְֹיתַי Job 19:27; כִּלְיוֺתָ֑י Psalm 16:7; Proverbs 23:16; כִּלְֹיתָ֑י Psalm 139:13; Lamentations 3:13; כִּלְיוֺתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 12:2; — kidneys: 1 literally, as physical organ, a. of man, only in poetry, as created by ׳י Psalm 139:13; as the most sensitive and vital part, in metaphor of one wounded by ׳יs arrows Job 16:13; Lamentations 3:13. b. of sacrificial animals, offered as choice part to ׳י Leviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 9:10,19; שְׁתֵּי ׳הַכּ Exodus 29:13,22; Leviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 8:16,25 (all P); in figure of sacrifice Edomites חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת אֵילִים Isaiah 34:6; transferred to wheat,חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת חִטָּה Deuteronomy 32:14 kidney-fat (i.e. the choicest, richest) of wheat. 2 figurative, as seat of emotion and affection Job 19:27; Proverbs 23:16; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 73:21; קָרוֺב אַתָּה בְּפִיהֶם ׳וְרָחוֺק מִכּ Jeremiah 12:2 near art thou in their mouth, and far from their affections; hence, as involving character, the object of God's examination, always "" וָלֵב ׃לֵב ׳כֹּחֵן כ Jeremiah 11:20 compare Psalm 7:10, ׳חֹקֵר לֵב כֹּחֵן כ Jeremiah 17:10, וָלֵב ׳בֹּחֵן צַדִּיק רֹאֶה כ Jeremiah 20:12, וְלִבִּי ׳צָרְו֯פָה כ Psalm 26:2. כַּלָּה, כְּלוּלָה see below II. כלל. כלח (√ of I. כֶּלַח, meaning dubious; Arabic is contract the face, look hard, stern; a hard year (though dearth, etc.)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance kidneys, reins Feminine of kliy (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) -- kidneys, reins. see HEBREW kliy Forms and Transliterations בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בכליותי הַכְּלָי֖וֹת הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת הכליות הכלית וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וּכְלָי֗וֹת והכלית וכליות וכליותי כְּלָי֑וֹת כְּלָי֖וֹת כְלָי֖וֹת כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי כִּלְי֣וֹת כִלְיֹתַ֣י כִלְיֹתָ֑י כִלְיוֹתַ֣י כִלְיוֹתָ֑י כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ כליות כליותי כליותי׃ כליתי מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ מכליותיהם׃ bə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy bechilyoTai bəḵilyōwṯāy chelaYot chilyoTai hak·kə·lā·yō·wṯ hak·kə·lā·yōṯ hakkelaYot hakkəlāyōṯ hakkəlāyōwṯ kə·lā·yō·wṯ ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ kelaYot kəlāyōwṯ ḵəlāyōwṯ ḵil·yō·ṯay ḵil·yō·ṯāy kil·yō·w·ṯay ḵil·yō·w·ṯay ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy kil·yō·wṯ kilYot Kilyotai ḵilyōṯay ḵilyōṯāy kilyōwṯ kilyōwṯay ḵilyōwṯay ḵilyōwṯāy mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem mikkilyoteiHem mikkilyōwṯêhem ū·ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ uchelaYot ūḵəlāyōwṯ vechilyoTai vehakkelaYot wə·hak·kə·lā·yōṯ wə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯay wəhakkəlāyōṯ wəḵilyōwṯay Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 29:13 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֖לֶב NAS: and the two kidneys and the fat KJV: and the two kidneys, and the fat INT: the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that Exodus 29:22 HEB: וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ NAS: and the two kidneys and the fat KJV: and the two kidneys, and the fat INT: of the liver and the two kidneys and the fat after Leviticus 3:4 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat INT: and the two kidneys the fat which Leviticus 3:4 HEB: הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָי֖וֹת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys. KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove Leviticus 3:10 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat INT: and the two kidneys the fat which Leviticus 3:10 HEB: הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys. KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove Leviticus 3:15 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat INT: and the two kidneys the fat which Leviticus 3:15 HEB: הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys. KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove Leviticus 4:9 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat INT: and the two kidneys the fat which Leviticus 4:9 HEB: הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָי֖וֹת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ NAS: which he shall remove with the kidneys KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove Leviticus 7:4 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat INT: and the two kidneys the fat which Leviticus 7:4 HEB: הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys. KJV: [that is] above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove Leviticus 8:16 HEB: וְאֶת־ שְׁתֵּ֥י הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת וְאֶֽת־ חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן NAS: and the two kidneys and their fat; KJV: and the two kidneys, and their fat, INT: of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat offered Leviticus 8:25 HEB: וְאֶת־ שְׁתֵּ֥י הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת וְאֶֽת־ חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן NAS: and the two kidneys and their fat KJV: and the two kidneys, and their fat, INT: of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat thigh Leviticus 9:10 HEB: הַחֵ֨לֶב וְאֶת־ הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת NAS: The fat and the kidneys and the lobe KJV: But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul INT: the fat and the kidneys and the lobe above Leviticus 9:19 HEB: הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת הַכָּבֵֽד׃ NAS: and the [fat] covering, and the kidneys and the lobe KJV: and that which covereth [the inwards], and the kidneys, and the caul INT: the fat and the covering and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver Deuteronomy 32:14 HEB: עִם־ חֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת חִטָּ֑ה וְדַם־ KJV: with the fat of kidneys of wheat; INT: With fat of kidneys of the wheat blood Job 16:13 HEB: רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל NAS: He splits my kidneys open; KJV: he cleaveth my reins asunder, INT: his arrows splits my kidneys Without mercy Job 19:27 HEB: זָ֑ר כָּל֖וּ כִלְיֹתַ֣י בְּחֵקִֽי׃ NAS: and not another. My heart faints KJV: and not another; [though] my reins be consumed INT: another faints my heart within Psalm 7:9 HEB: וּבֹחֵ֣ן לִ֭בּ֗וֹת וּכְלָי֗וֹת אֱלֹהִ֥ים צַדִּֽיק׃ NAS: tries the hearts and minds. KJV: trieth the hearts and reins. INT: tries the hearts and minds God the righteous Psalm 16:7 HEB: לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ NAS: me; Indeed, my mind instructs KJV: who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct INT: the night instructs my mind Psalm 26:2 HEB: (צָרְפָ֖ה ק) כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃ NAS: and try me; Test my mind and my heart. KJV: me; try my reins and my heart. INT: and try cast my mind and my heart Psalm 73:21 HEB: יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃ NAS: And I was pierced within, KJV: and I was pricked in my reins. INT: was embittered my heart within was pierced Psalm 139:13 HEB: אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן NAS: For You formed my inward parts; You wove KJV: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered INT: You formed my inward wove womb Proverbs 23:16 HEB: וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה כִלְיוֹתָ֑י בְּדַבֵּ֥ר שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָ NAS: And my inmost being will rejoice KJV: Yea, my reins shall rejoice, INT: will rejoice and my inmost speak your lips 31 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3629 31 Occurrences bə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy — 1 Occ. ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ. ḵil·yō·ṯay — 5 Occ. hak·kə·lā·yōṯ — 15 Occ. kə·lā·yō·wṯ — 2 Occ. kil·yō·wṯ — 2 Occ. kil·yō·w·ṯay — 1 Occ. mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ. ū·ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ. wə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯay — 1 Occ. wə·hak·kə·lā·yōṯ — 1 Occ.