מִכְלָה
𐤌𐤊𐤋𐤄
miklâh
H4357 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A state of being complete or entirety; denotes totality or wholeness, often used in adverbial or concrete phrases to express full measure, completeness, or entirety. In rare occurrences, it denotes perfection or something finished without remainder.
Semantic Range
completeness, wholeness, entirety, full measure, totality, completion, perfection (in rare cases)
Root / Etymology
From the root כָּלָה (k-l-h), which fundamentally means 'to complete, finish, bring to an end.' The noun form מִכְלָה is derived via the prefixed mem (מ), commonly forming nouns indicating a state, result, or instrument. Thus, מִכְלָה conveys the state or result of being complete or brought to completion.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The term מִכְלָה occurs rarely in the Hebrew Bible and appears mostly in phraseological or adverbial plural forms, expressing the idea of totality or completeness. Related terms include כָּלָה (kalah, 'to finish, complete') and כָּלוּ (kulu, 'completeness, entirety'). The form should not be confused with similar-sounding מִכְלָאָה (miklā’āh), a distinct noun. English translations often narrow its sense to 'perfect' or 'wholly,' but the Hebrew usage can readily express a broader conceptual sense of totality, regardless of moral or qualitative perfection. There is minimal attestation in later Hebrew, indicating the word was not prominent outside biblical or early post-biblical contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from כָּלָה; completion (in plural concrete adverbial, wholly); perfect. Compare מִכְלָאָה.
Bantu Hebrew
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כלה (k-l-h) — to complete, to finish, to bring to an end
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3615 | כָּלָה | I will bring to completion |
| H3616 | כָּלֶה | and wasting-away ones |
| H3617 | כָּלָה | completion |
| H3618 | כַּלָּה | completed woman |
| H3622 | כְּלוּהַי | Yah Completes |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4357-01 |
מִכְל֥וֹת | mikhelot | HNcfpc |
of purest | entireties of | entireties of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4357-01 |
2 Chronicles 4:21 | מִכְל֥וֹת | mikhelot | HNcfpc |
of purest | entireties of | entireties of |