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Hebrew word study

כִּלְיָהkilyâh — a kidney (as an essential organ)

Pronounced “kil-yaw'”

a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)

Translated in the King James as: kidneys, reins.

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Origin: feminine of H3627 (כְּלִי) (only in the plural);

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Where it appears

Exodus — 2×
Exodus 29:13Exodus 29:22
Leviticus — 14×
Leviticus 3:4Leviticus 3:10Leviticus 3:15Leviticus 4:9Leviticus 7:4Leviticus 8:16Leviticus 8:25Leviticus 9:10Leviticus 9:19+ 5 more in Leviticus
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 32:14
Job — 2×
Job 16:13Job 19:27
Psalms — 5×
Psalms 7:9Psalms 16:7Psalms 26:2Psalms 73:21Psalms 139:13
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 23:16
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 34:6
Jeremiah — 4×
Jeremiah 11:20Jeremiah 12:2Jeremiah 17:10Jeremiah 20:12
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 3:13

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.