H3624 כֶּלַח kelach → Root

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Root of the כלח kelach family (2 members).

A state of full physical development, particularly referring to the age or condition of maturity in a human being. In the singular, most often denotes the prime or fullness of one's age; in context, generally the period when a person is considered to have reached complete adult capability, strength, or stature. May also be used more generally for fullness or completeness, though primary usage is tied to human life stage.

Etymology The word כֶּלַח (kelach) is of uncertain etymology. It is commonly connected by lexicographers to an unused or unattested root *כָּלַח, with supposed meaning 'to be complete, mature, full,' potentially related to the root כלה (kalah, 'to complete, accomplish'). However, no forms of this root are found elsewhere in Biblical Hebrew. The nominal form כֶּלַח is thus best understood as indicating 'fullness of age' based on contextual usage, while the underlying verbal root remains only hypothesized.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Bemba ukukula to grow up, be big, mature -kul-
Chichewa kukula to grow, to become big -kul-
Kikongo kukula to grow, to grow up, to mature -kul-
Kikuyu gũkura to grow (up), to mature -kur-
Kimbundu kula to grow, become big -kul-
Kinyarwanda gukura to grow (up), to become mature -kur-
Kirundi gukura to grow (up), to become big or old -kur-
Lingala kokola to grow, to develop -kol-
Lozi kukula to grow up, to mature -kul-
Luganda kukula to grow, increase, mature -kul-
Luganda kweyongera okukula to increase, to grow (of children: okukula, ‘to grow up’) -kul-
Lunda kukula to grow, to become big -kul-
Ndebele ukukhula to grow up, to grow bigger (of people, animals, plants) -khul-
Shona kukura to grow up; to become big or mature -kur-
Sotho ho hola to grow up, increase in size -hol-
Swahili kukua to grow (of a living thing, esp. a human or plant) -kua
Tonga (Zambia) kukula to grow, increase -kul-
Tsonga ku kula to grow, to become big -kul-
Tswana go gola to grow (up), become big -gol-
Umbundu okukula to grow, grow up -kul-
Venda u hula to grow (up), to mature -hul-
Xhosa ukukhula to grow, to increase (of a person, animal, or plant); to grow up -khul-
Yao kukula to grow, increase -kul-
Zulu ukukhula to grow up; growing (in stature, age, size) khul

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