Kalkôl — H3633

Definition

masculine proper noun

Calcol, an Israelite

1. Calcol or Chalcol = "sustaining"
2. son or descendant of Zerah of Judah and one of the wise men with whom Solomon was compared

Usually translated as

Calcol, Chalcol

Origin

from H3557; sustenance

• Derived from Kûwl (H3557)

Occurrences

Kalkôl occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Kings 4:31 — For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol (וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל), and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
• 1 Chronicles 2:6 — And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol (וְכַלְכֹּ֥ל), and Dara: five of them in all.