כּוּל

Strong’s Definition

properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to seize, contain, measure
• 2.(qal) to measure, calculate
• 3.(pilpel) to sustain, maintain, contain
• 4.(polpal) to be supplied
• 5.(hilpil) to contain, hold, hold in, endure

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kûwl; Pronunciation: kool