בְּ/כָל
𐤁/𐤊𐤋
kôl
according to all
A totality or entirety; primarily denotes 'all' or 'the whole' of a set (people, things, groups, time, or circumstances), often serving to indicate inclusiveness or completeness in statements. In varied contexts, it can function to intensify, to emphasize comprehensiveness, or to refer to the entirety of a subset. Used both absolutely and in construct to mean 'all of,' 'every,' 'any,' or 'whole.'
kila "each, every" (Digo) · kila "each, every" (Pokomo) · kila "each, every" (Kamba) +2 moreDeuteronomy 12:20 · Word #18
Lexicon H3605
| Lemma | כֹּל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | kôl |
| Strong's | H3605 |
| Definition | A totality or entirety; primarily denotes 'all' or 'the whole' of a set (people, things, groups, time, or circumstances), often serving to indicate inclusiveness or completeness in statements. In varied contexts, it can function to intensify, to emphasize comprehensiveness, or to refer to the entirety of a subset. Used both absolutely and in construct to mean 'all of,' 'every,' 'any,' or 'whole.' |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | according to all |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3605-03
in the whole of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular noun in construct state (כֹּל); denotes totality in relation to a following noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כֹּל derives from כלל, conveying totality or completeness. In construct with the prefixed preposition בְּ, it expresses inclusion within the entirety of something—hence "in the whole of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in all
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'in the whole of' is too literal; 'in all' is more natural for the phrase בְּכָל תַּאֲוַת נַפְשְׁךָ ('in all the desire of your soul'), matching SILEX totality meaning and standard idiom. |
Bantu Hebrew
בְּ/כָל (kôl) — A totality or entirety; primarily denotes 'all' or 'the whole' of a set (people, things, groups, time, or circumstances), often serving to indicate inclusiveness or completeness in statements. In varied contexts, it can function to intensify, to emphasize comprehensiveness, or to refer to the entirety of a subset. Used both absolutely and in construct to mean 'all of,' 'every,' 'any,' or 'whole.'