יְכֵל
yᵉkêl · yek-ale'
{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) or יְכִיל; (Aramaic), to H3201 (יָכֹל)
{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be able, can, couldest, prevail.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads
The hand that works of the open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְכֵל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- able3 · 25%
- that can2 · 17%
- cannot1 · 8%
- seeing thou couldest1 · 8%
- he is able1 · 8%
- that thou canst1 · 8%
- thou canst1 · 8%
- they could1 · 8%
- and prevailed1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
- Daniel11
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.