יָכֹל (ya.khol) means “be able” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-kole' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָכֹל · ya.khol · be able
1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach 1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor 1a3) to have ability, have strength Aramaic equivalent: ye.khel (יְכִל "be able" H3202)
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or (fuller) יָכוֹל; a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
KJV glosses: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| could | 11 |
| can | 9 |
| prevail | 6 |
| able | 4 |
| be able | 4 |
| you can | 4 |
| i could | 3 |
| they could | 3 |
| and prevailed | 2 |
| but can | 2 |
| could i bear | 2 |
| endure | 2 |
| has been able | 2 |
| he could | 2 |
| overcome | 2 |
| overpower | 2 |
| were unable | 2 |
| you must | 2 |
| and could | 1 |
| and overcame | 1 |
| and overpower | 1 |
| and prevail | 1 |
| and prevailing | 1 |
| and you have prevailed | 1 |
| appoint | 1 |
| are able | 1 |
| be enabled | 1 |
| but could | 1 |
| but he could | 1 |
| but they could | 1 |
| but they could not prevail | 1 |
| but when she could | 1 |
| can i | 1 |
| could not | 1 |
| ever been able | 1 |
| for me to attain | 1 |
| good | 1 |
| he is able | 1 |
| i am | 1 |
| i have overcome him | 1 |
| incurable | 1 |
| is able | 1 |
| ish-bosheth did not dare | 1 |
| may | 1 |
| not | 1 |
| one can | 1 |
| one dared | 1 |
| powerless | 1 |
| prevailed | 1 |
| so that he could | 1 |
| so that we may prevail | 1 |
| so they could | 1 |
| that he could | 1 |
| that they were unable | 1 |
| then you will be able | 1 |
| they can | 1 |
| they dared | 1 |
| unable | 1 |
| was i able | 1 |
| was unable | 1 |
| we can certainly conquer | 1 |
| we can overpower | 1 |
| whom they were | 1 |
| will be able | 1 |
| will surely prevail | 1 |
| won | 1 |
| would | 1 |
| you can do | 1 |
| you will | 1 |
| you will not prevail | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| could | 15 |
| cannot | 10 |
| can | 7 |
| i cannot | 7 |
| but they could | 5 |
| i am not able | 3 |
| if thou be able | 3 |
| so that they could | 3 |
| thou mayest | 3 |
| was not able | 3 |
| we cannot | 3 |
| able | 2 |
| against thee but they shall not prevail | 2 |
| and i cannot | 2 |
| and they could | 2 |
| can i endure | 2 |
| for they could | 2 |
| he could | 2 |
| he may | 2 |
| i may | 2 |
| it cannot | 2 |
| may | 2 |
| that cannot | 2 |
| they could | 2 |
| thou art not able | 2 |
| thou canst | 2 |
| you for he shall not be able | 2 |
| against it but could | 1 |
| also can | 1 |
| also were not able | 1 |
| and also shalt still | 1 |
| and canst | 1 |
| and could | 1 |
| and hast prevailed | 1 |
| and have prevailed | 1 |
| and he could | 1 |
| and he shall not be able | 1 |
| and i could | 1 |
| and i have prevailed | 1 |
| and prevail | 1 |
| and prevailed | 1 |
| and shall not be able | 1 |
| and they cannot | 1 |
| and they shall not prevail | 1 |
| and thou shalt also prevail | 1 |
| and we shall prevail | 1 |
| and what was i able | 1 |
| and when she could | 1 |
| any ways | 1 |
| as thou couldest | 1 |
| at all | 1 |
| be able | 1 |
| but could | 1 |
| but he shall not prevail | 1 |
| but if i prevail | 1 |
| but if ye cannot | 1 |
| but who can | 1 |
| for me peradventure i shall prevail | 1 |
| for thee thou art not able | 1 |
| for they might | 1 |
| for we may | 1 |
| for who can | 1 |
| for who is able | 1 |
| her he may | 1 |
| him and could | 1 |
| howbeit we may | 1 |
| i can | 1 |
| i cannot away with | 1 |
| i could | 1 |
| i have prevailed | 1 |
| if he be able | 1 |
| if so be thou shalt be able | 1 |
| if thou canst | 1 |
| is not able | 1 |
| it for we are well able | 1 |
| likewise thou mayest | 1 |
| me them peradventure i shall be able | 1 |
| might | 1 |
| neither may | 1 |
| now therefore we may | 1 |
| over thee thou mayest | 1 |
| prevail | 1 |
| prevailed | 1 |
| shall be able | 1 |
| shall not be able | 1 |
| should be able | 1 |
| so that he could | 1 |
| so that i cannot | 1 |
| so that men could | 1 |
| so that we are not able | 1 |
| than i and hast prevailed | 1 |
| that could | 1 |
| that he could | 1 |
| that he prevailed | 1 |
| that i cannot | 1 |
| that i could | 1 |
| that one cannot be able | 1 |
| that they could | 1 |
| that thou canst do | 1 |
| them that they were not able | 1 |
| themselves yet can they not prevail | 1 |
| then thou shalt be able | 1 |
| they are not able | 1 |
| they attain | 1 |
| they can | 1 |
| they cannot | 1 |
| thither for i cannot | 1 |
| thou not unto me am i not able | 1 |
| thou shalt not prevail | 1 |
| to overcome | 1 |
| to thyself for i cannot | 1 |
| unto thee have i now any power | 1 |
| unto them we cannot | 1 |
| upon me so that i am not able | 1 |
| upon thee thou shalt not be able | 1 |
| upon them which they shall not be able | 1 |
| was able | 1 |
| we be not able | 1 |
| we may prevail | 1 |
| when it cannot | 1 |
| whereof thou canst | 1 |
| who is able | 1 |
| will not i suffer | 1 |
| ye cannot | 1 |
| yet could | 1 |
| yet shall he not be able | 1 |
| yet they have not prevailed | 1 |
Page 1 of 4. 183 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.
Read word by wordI will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
Read word by wordYour servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
Read word by wordHurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
Read word by wordLaban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
Read word by wordBut they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
Read word by wordThen Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Read word by wordRachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.
Read word by wordWhen the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 32.26
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 32.29
“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
Read word by wordFor their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
Read word by wordWhen Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
Read word by wordThey separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
Read word by wordThen Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
Read word by wordSo we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
Read word by wordBut we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
Read word by wordThen Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
Read word by wordJoseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
Read word by wordNow Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
Read word by wordBut when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
Read word by wordThe fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
Read word by wordSo all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
Read word by wordThe magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.14
The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
Read word by wordThey will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
Read word by wordSince their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.
Read word by wordAnd when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
Read word by wordSurely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
Read word by wordIf you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
Read word by wordBut Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
Read word by wordBut He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
Read word by wordMoses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Read word by wordBut there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day
Read word by wordI cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.
Read word by wordThen Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
Read word by wordBut the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
Read word by word‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
Read word by wordSo please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
Read word by word‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
Read word by wordBut Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
Read word by wordAnd he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to reward you richly?”
Read word by word“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
Read word by wordthat even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.
Read word by wordAt that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
Read word by wordYou may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”
Read word by wordThe LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
Read word by wordOtherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’
Read word by wordWithin your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
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