כֹּל
kôl · kole
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Lexicon
Derivation: or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from H3634 (כָּלַל);
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- properly, the whole
- hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Letters
- 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 open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads
The open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כֹּל 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
5415 occurrences · 5415 OT · 0 NT · 267 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and whatsoever2 · 8%
- and the whole2 · 8%
- of it all1 · 4%
- and every thing1 · 4%
- and every1 · 4%
- and now nothing1 · 4%
- every one1 · 4%
- and because1 · 4%
- enough1 · 4%
- and that which1 · 4%
- whosoever1 · 4%
- as many as1 · 4%
- any1 · 4%
- any manner1 · 4%
- in all1 · 4%
- of any1 · 4%
- and when all1 · 4%
- is as nothing before thee: verily every1 · 4%
- is altogether1 · 4%
- yet1 · 4%
- all1 · 4%
- and in every place1 · 4%
- even every one1 · 4%
- howsoever1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
- Genesis342
- Exodus309
- Leviticus260
- Numbers325
- Deuteronomy359
- Joshua236
- Judges138
- Ruth13
- 1 Samuel187
- 2 Samuel208
- 1 Kings237
- 2 Kings203
- 1 Chronicles183
- 2 Chronicles301
- Ezra48
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.