לְ/כַלֹּתָ֔/ם
𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤌
kâlâh
to destroy them
To bring to completion or fulfillment; to finish, come to an end, or consume. The root כָּלָה expresses the reaching or accomplishing of a limit or an intended purpose, and hence also ending, ceasing, or perishing. Intransitively, it refers to being completed, finished, or exhausted; transitively, to completing, bringing to an end, consuming, or destroying. It can also carry the sense of longing or pining away, as of a soul reaching its limit. The word's semantic range thus includes both neutral senses of completion and negative senses of complete destruction or consumption.
Leviticus 26:44 · Word #11
Lexicon H3615
| Lemma | כָּלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | kâlâh |
| Strong's | H3615 |
| Definition | To bring to completion or fulfillment; to finish, come to an end, or consume. The root כָּלָה expresses the reaching or accomplishing of a limit or an intended purpose, and hence also ending, ceasing, or perishing. Intransitively, it refers to being completed, finished, or exhausted; transitively, to completing, bringing to an end, consuming, or destroying. It can also carry the sense of longing or pining away, as of a soul reaching its limit. The word's semantic range thus includes both neutral senses of completion and negative senses of complete destruction or consumption. |
Morphology HR/Vpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to destroy them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3615-45
to completely consume them
| Morphological Notes | Piel infinitive construct with prefixed ל ("to") and 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix ("them"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies the root idea of bringing something to its limit, here conveying thorough or decisive completion. The infinitive construct with prefixed ל and 3mp suffix yields "to completely consume them," preserving both the intensive nuance and the masculine plural object. |
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