כֹּל
kôl · kole
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3605 (כֹּל)
{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: all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.
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
82 occurrences · 82 OT · 0 NT · 24 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- all21 · 26%
- and all9 · 11%
- in all5 · 6%
- any5 · 6%
- the whole5 · 6%
- because4 · 5%
- forasmuch as3 · 4%
- that every3 · 4%
- over all2 · 2%
- that all2 · 2%
- as2 · 2%
- that2 · 2%
- therefore2 · 2%
- wherefore2 · 2%
- unto all2 · 2%
- of all2 · 2%
- for all2 · 2%
- that whosoever1 · 1%
- to all1 · 1%
- whatsoever1 · 1%
- you, that touching any1 · 1%
- and whosoever1 · 1%
- at any1 · 1%
- cause1 · 1%
- and wheresoever1 · 1%
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.