וַ/תְּכַל֙

𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤋

kâlâh

longed

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.

H3615

2 Samuel 13:39 · Word #1

Lexicon H3615

Lemmaכָּלָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤋𐤄
Transliterationkâlâh
Strong'sH3615
DefinitionTo 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 HC/Vpw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraselonged

SIBI-P1 Translation H3615-61

she brought to completion

Morphological NotesVerb, Piel (intensive/active), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Piel stem gives an intensive, active sense of causing something to reach its limit or end. The 3rd person feminine singular sequential imperfect form is reflected in "she brought to completion," preserving both gender and active force.

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