כְּלִיkᵉlîy

article, utensil, vessel

Pronunciation: kel-ee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3627

Meanings

1. in general, article, object, made of any material, thing, especially thing of value (1 Samuel 6:8; 1 Samuel 6:15; Genesis 31:37)

2. utensil, implement, apparatus

a. implement of hunting and (especially) war, = weapon (Genesis 27:3; 1 Samuel 20:40; 1 Samuel 21:9)

b. instrument of music (Amos 6:5; 1 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Chronicles 16:42)

c. implement of labour, tool (1 Kings 6:7; Zechariah 11:15; 1 Samuel 17:40)

d. equipment of oxen (yoke, etc.) (2 Samuel 24:22; 1 Kings 19:21)

e. his chariot-equipments (1 Samuel 8:22)

f. as general term for utensils and furniture of Solomon's palace (1 Kings 10:21; 2 Chronicles 9:20; Exodus 25:9)

3. vessel, receptacle, of various materials and for various purposes (Genesis 43:11; 1 Samuel 9:7; Deuteronomy 23:25)

4. (boats) (Isaiah 18:2)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 325 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 24:53 Then he brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothing and presented them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother.
  • Genesis 27:3 Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
  • Genesis 31:37 You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us!
  • Genesis 42:25 Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother’s payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home.
  • Genesis 43:11 So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
  • Genesis 45:20 Don’t worry about your personal belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
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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).