כַּלֹּתָ֣/ם
𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤌
kâlâh
to-finish-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.
Deuteronomy 7:22 · Word #12
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 HVpc/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-finish-them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3615-11
their bringing-to-an-end
| Morphological Notes | Piel infinitive construct of כלה with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel infinitive construct conveys an intensive or factitive action of completing or bringing something fully to its limit. The 3rd person masculine plural suffix is preserved as "their," yielding "their bringing-to-an-end." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
their finishing
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "their bringing-to-an-end". |