Genesis 18:21:7Gen.18.21.W7TAB
כָּלָ֑ה
kala
“altogether”
- Transliteration
- ka-LA
- Extended
- kah-LAA
- IPA
- /kaː.ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- altogether
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SU ka-LA
- clause
e-ra-da-NA ve-er-EH hak-tsa-a-ka-TAH ha-BA-a e-LAI a-SU ka-LA
- sentence
e-ra-da-NA ve-er-EH hak-tsa-a-ka-TAH ha-BA-a e-LAI a-SU ka-LA ve-im-LO e-da-A
Exegesis
The perfect asu {עָשׂוּ | ʿā-śû} ‘they have done’ presents the inhabitants’ deeds as a completed reality under scrutiny, while kalah {כָּלָה | kā-lāh} functions adverbially, “completely, altogether,” intensifying the possible correspondence between report and reality.
Root and etymology
k-l-hkaf–lamed–heh
“to complete, finish, bring to an end”
In context — Genesis 18:21
I will go down now and see whether they have acted completely according to the outcry that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:21, so the Hebrew word כָּלָ֑ה (kala) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.18.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.21.W7.S1) and character.