Strong's H3617 · Hebrew
כָּלָה
kâlâh · /kaw-law'/
Definition
a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction
KJV: altogether, (be, utterly) consume(-d), consummation(-ption), was determined, (full, utter) end, riddance.
Root / derivation: from H3615 (כָּלָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כָּלָה across 20 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Samuel1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah5 verses
For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
Jeremiah 5:10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
Jeremiah 5:18Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
Jeremiah 30:11For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Jeremiah 46:28Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished. not leave: or, not utterly cut thee off
Ezekiel3 verses
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Ezekiel 13:13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
Ezekiel 20:17Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Daniel2 verses
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. the covenant: or, a covenant for the: or, with the abominable armies the desolate: or, the desolator
Daniel 11:16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. glorious: or, goodly, etc.: Heb. land of ornament
Nahum2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3617 (kâlâh) mean?
a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction
How many times does H3617 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3617 (כָּלָה) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “end.”
How is kâlâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3617 is rendered as “end” (11×), “altogether” (3×), “consume” (2×), “consumption” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word כָּלָה come from?
from H3615 (כָּלָה);