תַּכְלִיתtaklîyth

end, completeness

Pronunciation: tak-leeth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8503

Meanings

1. end (Nehemiah 3:21; Job 26:10; Job 28:3)

2. completeness (Psalms 139:22)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Nehemiah 3:21 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.
  • Job 11:7 “Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty?
  • Job 26:10 He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night.
  • Job 28:3 They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore.
  • Psalms 139:22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies.

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).