יָכֹל

Strong’s Definition

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

Etymology & Derivation

or (fuller) יָכוֹל; a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able
• 2.(qal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâkôl; Pronunciation: yaw-kole'