Hebrew word study

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

Pronounced “kaw-law'

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

Translated in the King James as: finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 2×
Genesis 8:2Genesis 23:6
Exodus 1×
Exodus 36:6
Numbers 1×
Numbers 11:28
1 Samuel 2×
1 Sam 6:101 Sam 25:33
Psalms 4×
Psalms 40:9Psalms 40:11Psalms 88:8Psalms 119:101
Ecclesiastes 1×
Eccles 8:8
Isaiah 1×
Isaiah 43:6
Jeremiah 2×
Jeremiah 32:2Jeremiah 32:3
Ezekiel 1×
Ezekiel 31:15
Haggai 2×
Haggai 1:10+ 1 more in Haggai

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