כָּלָא

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be restrained
• 4.(piel) to finish

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâlâʼ; Pronunciation: kaw-law'