Strong's H3608 · Hebrew
כֶּלֶא
keleʼ · /keh'-leh/
Definition
a prison
KJV: prison. Compare H3610 (כִּלְאַיִם), H3628 (כְּלִיא).
Root / derivation: from H3607 (כָּלָא);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כֶּלֶא across 5 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
5 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Kings1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah 42:22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. they are all: or, in snaring all the young men of them for a spoil: Heb. a treading
Jeremiah2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3608 (keleʼ) mean?
a prison
How many times does H3608 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3608 (כֶּלֶא) appears in 5 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “prison.”
How is keleʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3608 is rendered as “prison” (5×).
Where does the Hebrew word כֶּלֶא come from?
from H3607 (כָּלָא);