Kûwl — H3557

H3557 · Hebrew — כול

Pronunciation: kool

Definition

verb

properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)

  1. to seize, contain, measure
    1. (Qal) to measure, calculate
    2. (Pilpel) to sustain, maintain, contain
      1. to sustain, support, nourish
      2. to contain, hold in, restrain
      3. to support, endure
    3. (Polpal) to be supplied
    4. (Hilpil) to contain, hold, hold in, endure
      1. to contain
      2. to sustain, endure

Usually translated as

sustain, abide, contain, feed, nourish, receive, bear, forbearing, guide, hold, nourisher, be present, make provision, provide sustenance, comprehend, holding in

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kûwl occurs 38 times in 37 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Ruth (1), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (11), 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (2), Joel (1), Amos (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K