Strong's Hebrew: 3632. כָּלִיל (kalil) -- Whole, entire, complete, perfect

Strong's Lexicon

kalil: Whole, entire, complete, perfect

Original Word: כָּלִיל
Part of Speech: Adjective; substantive; Adjective; substantive
Transliteration: kaliyl
Pronunciation: kah-LEEL
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-leel')
Definition: Whole, entire, complete, perfect
Meaning: complete, the whole, as, fully

Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּלַל (k-l-l), meaning "to complete" or "to perfect."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "kalil," the concept of completeness or perfection can be related to Greek words such as τέλειος (teleios), meaning "perfect" or "complete."

Usage: The Hebrew word "kalil" is used to denote something that is whole or complete. In the context of the Old Testament, it often refers to offerings that are entirely consumed by fire, symbolizing total dedication to God. The term can also imply perfection or completeness in a broader sense, reflecting the idea of something being without blemish or defect.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, offerings and sacrifices were central to religious practice. The concept of a "whole" or "complete" offering, as denoted by "kalil," was significant in demonstrating total devotion and surrender to God. Such offerings were seen as a way to atone for sin and seek favor from the Lord. The idea of completeness also extended to moral and spiritual integrity, reflecting the Israelites' understanding of holiness and righteousness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kalal
Definition
entire, whole, a holocaust
NASB Translation
all (2), burned entirely (1), completely (1), entirely (1), perfect (3), perfection (1), pure (1), whole (2), whole burnt offering (2), whole burnt offerings (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כָּלִיל adjective and substantive entire, whole, holocaust, construct כְּלִיל, feminine construction כְּלִילַת: —

1. adjective Ezekiel 16:14 (of Jerusalem) the report בְּיָפְיֵךְ כִּי כָּלִיל הוּא, Ezekiel 28:12 כְּלִיל יָֹֽפִי׃ (of the king of Tyre) entire, perfect in beauty; Ezekiel 27:3 אֲנִי כְּלִילַת יָֹֽפִי׃ (of Tyre), Lamentations 2:15 (of Jerusalem) הֲזֹאת הָעִיר שֶׁיּאֹמְרוּ כְּלִילַת יֹ֔פִי.

2. substantive a. entirety, whole, Exodus 28:31 thou shalt make the robe of the ephod כְּלִיל תְּכֵלֶת a whole of purple (i.e. wholly purple); so Exodus 39:22; Numbers 4:6 בֶּגֶד כְּלִיל תְּכֵלֶת; Judges 20:40 והנה עלה כְּלִילהָֿעִיר השׁמימה the whole of the city (perhaps with allusion to meaning

b); as adverb accusative, Isaiah 2:18 וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּלִיל יַחֲלֹף will pass away in entirety, wholly.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

all, every whit, flame, perfection, utterly, whole burnt offering sacrifice, wholly

From kalal; complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully -- all, every whit, flame, perfect(-ion), utterly, whole burnt offering (sacrifice), wholly.

see HEBREW kalal

Forms and Transliterations

וְכָלִ֑יל וְכָלִ֖יל וּכְלִ֥יל וכליל כְּלִ֖יל כְּלִ֛יל כְּלִ֣ילַת כְּלִ֥יל כְּלִ֥ילַת כְלִיל־ כָּלִ֔יל כָּלִ֖יל כָּלִ֣יל כָּלִ֥יל כליל כליל־ כלילת chelil kā·lîl kaLil kālîl kə·lî·laṯ kə·lîl ḵə·lîl- keLil kəlîl ḵəlîl- keLilat kəlîlaṯ ū·ḵə·lîl ucheLil ūḵəlîl vechaLil wə·ḵā·lîl wəḵālîl

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Exodus 28:31
HEB: מְעִ֥יל הָאֵפ֖וֹד כְּלִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃
NAS: the robe of the ephod all of blue.
KJV: the robe of the ephod all [of] blue.
INT: the robe of the ephod all of blue

Exodus 39:22
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֑ג כְּלִ֖יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃
NAS: of woven work, all of blue;
KJV: [of] woven work, all [of] blue.
INT: work of woven all of blue

Leviticus 6:22
HEB: עוֹלָ֕ם לַיהוָ֖ה כָּלִ֥יל תָּקְטָֽר׃
NAS: ordinance it shall be entirely offered up in smoke
KJV: unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.
INT: A permanent to the LORD shall be entirely offered

Leviticus 6:23
HEB: מִנְחַ֥ת כֹּהֵ֛ן כָּלִ֥יל תִּהְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א
NAS: of the priest shall be burned entirely. It shall not be eaten.
KJV: for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.
INT: offering of the priest shall be burned become not

Numbers 4:6
HEB: וּפָרְשׂ֧וּ בֶֽגֶד־ כְּלִ֛יל תְּכֵ֖לֶת מִלְמָ֑עְלָה
NAS: [it] a cloth of pure blue,
KJV: [it] a cloth wholly of blue,
INT: and shall spread a cloth of pure blue over

Deuteronomy 13:16
HEB: כָּל־ שְׁלָלָהּ֙ כָּלִ֔יל לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
NAS: with fire as a whole burnt offering to the LORD
KJV: and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD
INT: and all booty A whole to the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 33:10
HEB: קְטוֹרָה֙ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִ֖יל עַֽל־ מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃
NAS: before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
KJV: before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
INT: incense before and whole on your altar

Judges 20:40
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֛ה עָלָ֥ה כְלִיל־ הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃
NAS: them; and behold, the whole city
KJV: behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city
INT: and behold was going the whole city heaven

1 Samuel 7:9
HEB: ק) עוֹלָ֛ה כָּלִ֖יל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וַיִּזְעַ֨ק
NAS: and offered it for a whole burnt offering
KJV: [it for] a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD:
INT: arise burnt A whole to the LORD cried

Psalm 51:19
HEB: צֶ֭דֶק עוֹלָ֣ה וְכָלִ֑יל אָ֤ז יַעֲל֖וּ
NAS: In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then
KJV: with burnt offering and whole burnt offering:
INT: righteous burnt and whole Then will be offered

Isaiah 2:18
HEB: וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים כָּלִ֥יל יַחֲלֹֽף׃
NAS: But the idols will completely vanish.
KJV: And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
INT: the idols will completely vanish

Lamentations 2:15
HEB: הָעִ֗יר שֶׁיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ כְּלִ֣ילַת יֹ֔פִי מָשׂ֖וֹשׂ
NAS: they said, The perfection of beauty,
KJV: that [men] call The perfection of beauty,
INT: the city said the perfection of beauty A joy

Ezekiel 16:14
HEB: בְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י ׀ כָּלִ֣יל ה֗וּא בַּֽהֲדָרִי֙
NAS: on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of My splendor
KJV: for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness,
INT: of your beauty it was perfect he of my splendor

Ezekiel 27:3
HEB: אָמַ֔רְתְּ אֲנִ֖י כְּלִ֥ילַת יֹֽפִי׃
NAS: you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
KJV: thou hast said, I [am] of perfect beauty.
INT: have said I am perfect beauty

Ezekiel 28:12
HEB: מָלֵ֥א חָכְמָ֖ה וּכְלִ֥יל יֹֽפִי׃
NAS: Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
KJV: full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
INT: Full of wisdom and perfect beauty