ka.lah H3615

כָּלָה (ka.lah) means “to end: finish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כָּלָה Hebrew · H3615 208 tagged occurrences in 202 verses

Pronunciation guide: kaw-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3615G

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: finish

: finish 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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TBESH · H3615H

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: destroy

: destroy 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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TBESH · H3615I

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: decides

: decides/determines/longs 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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TBESH · H3615J

כָּלָה · ka.lah · to end: expend

: expend/spend/empty/fail 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

KJV glosses: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.

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How translators render H3615

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
had finished	20
fail	6
finished	4
and vent	3
they are finished off	3
will fail	3
consume	2
fails	2
faints	2
have finished	2
intentions	2
so that i may consume	2
they were consumed	2
to fail	2
to fulfill	2
was completed	2
was finished	2
were completed	2
when he had finished	2
when you have finished	2
will perish	2
after she	1
all the way	1
am perishing	1
and after i have vented	1
and as he finished	1
and consume	1
and consume them	1
and consumed	1
and consumed them	1
and destroy it	1
and ending	1
and finished	1
and finished him off	1
and finished it	1
and put an end to them	1
and they finished	1
and to end	1
and when i have spent	1
and when saul had finished	1
and when they had finished off	1
and wipe them	1
and you will be destroyed	1
are spent	1
as soon as moses had finished	1
at the end	1
be exhausted	1
been destroyed	1
came to an end	1
consume them	1
consumed us	1
continued	1
david had finished	1
destroyed	1
destroys	1
ehud had finished	1
exhausted	1
finish	1
finish its walls	1
finishing	1
fulfill	1
fulfilled	1
had been accomplished	1
had ended	1
has ceased	1
has destroyed	1
has ended	1
has exhausted	1
has finally been	1
he had finished	1
he has exterminated	1
he has finished	1
he has resolved	1
i devoured	1
i finish them off	1
i have finished them off	1
i have spent	1
i might destroy	1
i will spend	1
i would destroy you	1
is bent on	1
is completed	1
is consumed	1
is finished	1
is gone	1
is spent	1
it was finished	1
it was full	1
it will completely destroy	1
it will destroy	1
jacobs sons had eaten all	1
just as he finished	1
longed	1
looms	1
may fail	1
now when the man had finished	1
or be consumed	1
so as to destroy them	1
so he ended	1
so i will vent	1
so that you may put an end	1
so they finished	1
that will destroy	1
the locusts had	1
then they end	1
therefore i have consumed	1
they are consumed	1
they come to an end	1
they had dealt	1
they had utterly destroyed them all	1
they have finished gathering	1
they have had enough	1
they strip	1
they will be finished off	1
they will fade away	1
they will vanish	1
thus conclude	1
to complete	1
to destroy them	1
to eliminate them	1
to end	1
to reap	1
to stop	1
vanish	1
vanishes	1
was determined	1
was gone	1
was planning	1
wastes away	1
we are consumed	1
we finish	1
were failing	1
were finished	1
were finishing	1
when aaron has finished	1
when samson had finished	1
when the lord had finished	1
when they had finished	1
when they were finished	1
when you finish	1
when you have completed	1
will be completed	1
will be destroyed	1
will be gone	1
will devastate	1
will disappear	1
will finish them off	1
will subside	1
will they complete it	1
wipe us out	1
wiped me	1
yearns	1
you finished them off	1
you had put an end to it	1
you have finished	1
you have finished laying aside	1
you have put an end to them	1
you have wiped them out	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
had made an end	12
finished	5
shall fail	5
consumed	4
fail	4
faileth	4
and consume	3
and finished	3
and shall consume	3
when thou hast made an end	3
and it came to pass as soon as he had made an end	2
and it came to pass when he had made an end	2
and when he had made an end	2
and when they had made an end	2
are consumed	2
be accomplished	2
consume	2
had done	2
have made an end	2
is consumed	2
is determined	2
that i may consume	2
them till i have consumed	2
thus will i accomplish	2
to consume	2
upon them to accomplish	2
when they had made an end	2
against them and that i may consume	1
against them until they be consumed	1
also until they have done	1
and are spent	1
and before i had done	1
and he finished	1
and he left off	1
and i have consumed	1
and it came to pass as he had made an end	1
and it came to pass before he had done	1
and it came to pass that as soon as he had made an end	1
and it came to pass when they had eaten up	1
and it shall be when thou hast made an end	1
and left	1
and they all shall fail	1
and they made an end	1
and they shall be consumed	1
and thou shalt quite take away	1
and to consume	1
and until it was finished	1
and when he hath made an end	1
and when he shall have accomplished	1
and when she had done	1
and when they had finished	1
and when thou hast accomplished	1
and ye shall be consumed	1
are ended	1
are expired	1
are not consumed	1
are they consumed	1
as they had made an end	1
as yet failed	1
be consumed	1
but he finished	1
ceaseth	1
determined	1
did fail	1
did he consume	1
do fail	1
ended	1
fainteth	1
for we are consumed	1
from me i am consumed	1
fulfil	1
had finished	1
had fully	1
hath accomplished	1
he bringeth	1
he destroyeth	1
he had left	1
he have finished	1
him and consumed	1
i have spent	1
i will also make an end	1
is consumed away	1
is done	1
is ended	1
is spent	1
lest i consume	1
longed	1
made	1
made an end	1
might be accomplished	1
might be fulfilled	1
not consume	1
now when all this was finished	1
now when he had made an end	1
now when these things were done	1
pluck	1
shall be consumed	1
shall be finished	1
shall cease	1
shall consume	1
shall not waste	1
shall they be consumed	1
shall they consume away	1
shalt thou finish	1
should be consumed	1
so they made an end	1
that consumed	1
that shall consume	1
thee until thou hast finished	1
them but i will consume	1
them that i consumed	1
them to destroy them utterly	1
they made an end	1
they shall consume	1
they shall spend	1
they spend	1
thou hast consumed	1
thou shalt not make clean riddance	1
thou shalt not wholly reap	1
till they were consumed	1
till thou hadst consumed	1
till thou hast ended	1
till thou have consumed	1
to fail	1
to pass	1
until he had made an end	1
until he shall have done	1
until i had consumed	1
until there be an end	1
until they be consumed	1
until they had made an end	1
until they had utterly destroyed	1
until they have ended	1
until thou have consumed	1
unto the end	1
unto thee until he have consumed	1
upon thee and accomplish	1
upon them i have consumed	1
upon them i will spend	1
was ended	1
was finished	1
was spent	1
wasted	1
we spend	1
were determined	1
were ended	1
were finished	1
when he had made an end	1
when i have accomplished	1
wherefore have ye not fulfilled	1
wherefore i have consumed	1
will they make an end	1
with us till thou hadst consumed	1
yea even fainteth	1

Verses containing H3615

Page 5 of 5. 202 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Zechariah 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
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Malachi 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
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