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Strong's Number H3607

כָּלָא

kala' · kaw-law'

Transliteration:

kala'{kaw-law'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

980

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)

Usage in the KJV:

shut up 4, stayed 3, refrained 2, restrained 2, withhold 2, keep back 1, finish 1, forbid 1, kept 1, retain 1

Total: 18
Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid
1. (Qal)
  1. to shut up
  2. to restrain
  3. to withhold
2. (Niphal) to be restrained
3. (Piel) to finish