Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3607
כָּלָא
ka.la · “to restrain”
Used 18 times across 11 books
Definition
1) to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to shut up
1a2) to restrain
1a3) to withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be restrained
1c) (Piel) to finish
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to shut up
1a2) to restrain
1a3) to withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be restrained
1c) (Piel) to finish
Where it appears
Genesis2
Exodus1
Numbers1
1 Samuel2
Psalms4
Ecclesiastes1
Isaiah1
Jeremiah2
Ezekiel1
Daniel1
Haggai2
In the text
Genesis 8:2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;Genesis 23:6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.Exodus 36:6And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.Numbers 11:28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.1 Samuel 6:10And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:1 Samuel 25:33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.Psalms 40:10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.Psalms 40:12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.Psalms 88:9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.Psalms 119:101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
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