כָּ֣לָה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כָּ֣לָה

   ka-LA

   has come to an end or is finished
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כָּ֣לָה דֶ֔שֶׁא

   ka-LA DE-she

   has come to an end or is finished vegetation or tender grass
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ כָּ֣לָה דֶ֔שֶׁא יֶ֖רֶק לֹ֥א הָיָֽה׃

   KI-ya-VESH kha-TSIR ka-LA DE-she YE-rek LO ha-YA

   for has dried up grass has come to an end or is finished vegetation or tender grass greenery not was or existed
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־מֵ֥י נִמְרִ֖ים מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת יִֽהְי֑וּ כִּֽי־יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ כָּ֣לָה דֶ֔שֶׁא יֶ֖רֶק לֹ֥א הָיָֽה׃

   KI-MEI nim-re-RIM me-sham-MOT yih-YU KI-ya-VESH kha-TSIR ka-LA DE-she YE-rek LO ha-YA

   for the waters of Nimrim desolations or waste places they will be for has dried up grass has come to an end or is finished vegetation or tender grass greenery not was or existed

Exegesis

A second ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ marks a parallel cause; the perfect verbs yavesh {יָבֵשׁ | yāvēš} ‘has dried up’ and kalah {כָּלָה | kālāh} ‘has perished’ depict successive declines in vegetation.