3634. kalal
Strong's Lexicon
kalal: To complete, perfect, finish, accomplish

Original Word: כָּלַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kalal
Pronunciation: kah-LAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-lal')
Definition: To complete, perfect, finish, accomplish
Meaning: to complete

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5048 (τελειόω, teleioō): To make perfect, complete

- G5055 (τελέω, teleō): To finish, complete, accomplish

Usage: The Hebrew verb "kalal" primarily conveys the idea of completion or perfection. It is used to describe the act of bringing something to its intended end or state of wholeness. This can refer to the completion of a task, the perfection of a skill, or the fulfillment of a purpose. The term can also imply the act of adorning or making something beautiful, as in the sense of perfecting or enhancing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of completion and perfection was significant, often associated with the fulfillment of God's promises and the realization of His plans. The idea of perfection was not merely about flawlessness but about reaching a state of maturity or fullness. This concept is deeply rooted in the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where God is seen as the one who perfects and completes His work in them.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to complete, perfect
NASB Translation
perfected (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. כָּלַל verb complete, perfect (Late Hebrew comprehend, include, Pi`el complete, כְּלָל a General rule, בִּכְלָל in General; Biblical Aramaic and Syriac Shaph`el שׁכלל, complete, finish; Assyrian kalâli III. I. 2. complete; Arabic is be wearied, fatigued; Aramaic כְּלִילָא, is a crown, hence denominative אַכְלֵיל, to crown; Ethiopic I. 2 to crown, a crown, crowning (of bride), nuptials; Arabic a crown, loan-word (Frä62)): — Ezekiel 27:4 בֹּנַיִךְ כָּֽלְלוּ יָפְיֵךְ thy builders have perfected thy beauty (of Tyre, under figure of ship), Ezekiel 27:11.

[כְּלַל] verb complete (see Biblical Hebrew I. [כָּלַל]; but ׳שַׁכ perhaps loan-word from Assyrian šuklulu, ušaklil, uštaklil, DIWB 331, compare שֵׁיוֵב, שֵׁיצֵא and Buhl14); —

Shaph`el of building: Perfect3masculine singular suffix שַׁכְלְלֵהּ Ezra 5:11 he finished it; 3 masculine plural שַׁכְלִלוּ Ezra 6:14, also (with accusative of thing) Ezra 4:12 (Kt שׁודי אשׁכללו, read Qr) ׳שׁוּרַיָא שׁ; Infinitive לְהַשְׁכְּלָלָה, accusative of thing Ezra 5:3,9.

Ishtaph. be completed, of walls; Imperfect3masculine plural יִשְׁתַּכְלְלוּן Ezra 4:13,16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make perfect

A primitive root; to complete -- (make) perfect.

Forms and Transliterations
כָּלְל֖וּ כָּלְל֥וּ כללו kā·lə·lū kāləlū kalLu
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezekiel 27:4
HEB: גְּבוּלָ֑יִךְ בֹּנַ֕יִךְ כָּלְל֖וּ יָפְיֵֽךְ׃
NAS: Your builders have perfected your beauty.
KJV: thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
INT: your borders your builders have perfected your beauty

Ezekiel 27:11
HEB: סָבִ֔יב הֵ֖מָּה כָּלְל֥וּ יָפְיֵֽךְ׃
NAS: [all] around; they perfected your beauty.
KJV: they have made thy beauty perfect.
INT: around they perfected your beauty

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3634
2 Occurrences


kā·lə·lū — 2 Occ.















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