כֹּלkôl

the whole, all

Pronunciation: kole · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3606

Meanings

1. the whole of (= all) (Daniel 3:2; Daniel 3:3; Daniel 3:5)

2. with a singular noun, understood collectively, every, any, or with a negative none (Daniel 3:29; Daniel 6:8; Ezra 6:12)

3. כֹּלָּא, used absolutely (Daniel 2:40; Daniel 4:9; Daniel 4:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 82 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 4:20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls.
  • Ezra 5:7 “To King Darius. Greetings.
  • Ezra 6:11 “Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be lifted up and impaled on it, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble.
  • Ezra 6:12 May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. “I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.”
  • Ezra 6:17 During the dedication ceremony for the Temple of God, 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs were sacrificed. And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Ezra 7:13 “I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).