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כָּלָא (kâlâʼ) v (kaw-law')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)
KJV: finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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[כָּלָא] vb. shut up, restrain, withhold (NH id.; Aram. כְּלָא, Syriac; Eth. Ethiopic restrain, hinder; As. kâlû, id.; Ar. Arabic protect Qor 21:43 cf. Ba ZMG 1887, 605 Anm. 4)—Qal Pf. 3 ms. sf. כְּלָאוֹ Je 32:3; 3 fs. כָּֽלְאָה Hg 1:10; 2 fs. sf. כְּלִתִ֫נִי I S 25:33; 1 s. כָּלִאתִי ψ 119:101; 3 pl. כָּֽלְאוּ Hg 1:10, כָּלוּ I S 6:10; Impf. 3 ms. יִכְלֶה Gn 23:6; 2 ms. תִכְלָא ψ 40:12; 2 fs. תִּכְלָ֑אִי Is 43:6; 1 s. אֶכְלָא ψ 40:10; Imv. sf. כְּלָאֵֽם Nu 11:28; Inf. cstr. לִכְלוֹא Ec 8:8; Pt. pass. כָלוּא Je 32:2, כָּלֻא ψ 88:9; (on the metapl. forms, as if fr. כלה, v. Ges § 76, 21 c Kö i. 611);—shut up, c. acc. I S 6:10 (+ בְ loc.), Je 32:3; pt. pass. Je 32:2 (בְ loc.), fig. ψ 88:9 (opp. יצא).restrain, c. acc. I S 25:33 (+ מִבּוֹא בְדָמִים), ψ 119:101 (+ מִכָּל־); כְּלָאֵם (sc. מֵהִתְנַבֵּא) Nu 11:28; כ׳ שְׂפָתַי ψ 40:10; כ׳ אֶת־הָרוּחַ Ec 8:8. On ψ 74:11 v. כלה Pi. 2.withhold, כ׳ אֶת־קִבְרוֹ מִמְּךָ מִקְּבֹר מֵתֶֽךָ Gn 23:6 (P), כ׳ רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי ψ 40:12, Hg 1:10 b, prob. also v a (rd. מָ֑ל for MT 𝔊 מִטָּ֑ל, We); abs. אַל־תִּכְלָאִי (sc. exiles) Is 43:6 (∥ תְּנִי).Niph. Impf. וַיִּכָּלֵא הַגֶּשֶׁם מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם Gn 8:2 (J), and the rain from heaven was restrained, cf. וַיִּכָּלְאוּ מַיִם רַבִּים Ez 31:15 (in fig.; ∥ מנע); וַיִּכָּלֵא הָעָם מֵהָבִיא Ex 36:6 (P).Pi. [Pf. כִּלָּא and] Inf. cstr. לְכַלֵּא v. כלה Pi. {476}

Appears in a total of 17 verses:

EZE 31:15

OET-LV: 15 thus my_master he _says YHWH in/on_day it_went _down Shəʼōl_to I _caused _mourning I _covered on/upon/above_him/it DOM the _deep and_I _withheld rivers _of_its and_ waters _they _were _restrained many and_I _made _mourn on/upon/above_him/it Ləⱱānōn and_all the _trees _of the_field on/upon/above_him/it were_wilted. (EZE_31:15)

OET-RV: 15 The master Yahweh says this: On the day when the cedar went down to the place of the dead, I brought mourning to the earth. I covered the deep waters over it, and I held back the oceans. I held back the great waters, and I brought mourning to Lebanon for it. So all the trees in the countryside mourned because of it. (EZE 31:15)

DAN 9:24

OET-LV: 24 Sevens seventy it _has _been _decreed on people _of_your and_on the _city _of your _holiness _of_of to_put _an _end _to the_transgression and_to_complete sin and_to_atone _for iniquity and_to_bring righteousness _of perpetuity and_to_seal _up vision and_prophet and_to_anoint a _holy _place _of holy _places. (DAN_9:24)

OET-RV: 24 It’s been decreed that there’ll be 490 years for your people and your holy city, to stop the transgression, to put an end to sin, to pay the price for disobedience, to bring in righteousness that will then last forever, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place. NEEDS MORE WORK (DAN 9:24)

EXO 36:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ Mosheh _he/it _commanded and_they _caused _to _pass a _proclamation in_camp to_say a _man and_a _woman not let _them _make again work for_the _contribution _of the _holy _place and_it _was _restrained the_people from_bringing. (EXO_36:6)

OET-RV: 6 So with Mosheh’s agreement, they spread a message around the camp saying, “Please don’t bring any more contributions for the sacred tent.” So the people—men and women—stopped bringing donations (EXO 36:6)

ECC 8:8

OET-LV: 8 There_is_not anyone having _mastery over_wind to_restrain DOM the_wind and_there_is_not mastery in/on_day of _(the)_death and_there_is_not discharge in_battle and_not wickedness it _will _rescue DOM owners _of_its. (ECC_8:8)

OET-RV: 8 Just as no person has control over the wind to be able to restrain it,
⇔ nor does anyone have authority over the day of their death.
⇔ Just as no one can be discharged in the middle of a war,
⇔ nor can being wicked rescue you from your situation. (ECC 8:8)

PSA 40:10

OET-LV: 10  I _have _borne _news righteousness in_the_assembly great here lips _of_my not I _restrain Oh_YHWH you you _know. (PSA_40:10)

OET-RV: 10 I haven’t hidden your righteousness away in my heart—
⇔ I’ve declared your faithfulness and how you saved me.
⇔ I haven’t concealed your loyal commitment or your trustworthiness from the national assembly. (PSA 40:10)

ISA 43:6

OET-LV: 6 I _will _say to_north deliver _up and_to_the_south do _not withhold bring sons _of_my from_a _distance and_my _of_daughters from_the _end _of the_earth/land. (ISA_43:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 43:6)

JER 32:2

OET-LV: 2 And_then the _army _of the _king _of Bāⱱel were_laying _siege on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_Yirmə^yāh the_prophet he _was shut _up in_the _courtyard _of the _guard which was_the _house _of the _king _of Yəhūdāh. (JER_32:2)

OET-RV: 2 ◙ (JER 32:2)

JER 32:3

OET-LV: 3 That he_had _shut _him _up Tsidqiy^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh to_say why are_you prophesying to_say thus YHWH he _says here_I am_about _to _give DOM the_city (the)_this in_the _hand _of the _king _of Bāⱱel and_he_will _capture _it. (JER_32:3)

OET-RV: 3 ◙ (JER 32:3)

GEN 8:2

OET-LV: 2 And_ the _springs _of _they _were _shut _up the _deep and_the _windows _of the_heavens and_it _was _restrained the_rain from the_heavens. (GEN_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 and the underwater geysers and the rain was stopped. (GEN 8:2)

NUM 11:28

OET-LV: 28 And_ Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) _he _answered the _son _of Nūn of _Mosheh the _servant _of from_his _of_youth(s) and_he _said my_master Mosheh restrain_them. (NUM_11:28)

OET-RV: 28 Then Nun’s son Yehoshua (who had helped Mosheh since his youth) responded, “My master Mosheh, stop them from that.” (NUM 11:28)

SA1 25:33

OET-LV: 33 discernment _of_your And_be_blessed and_be_blessed you who you_have _restrained _me the_day the_this from_coming in_blood(s) hand _of_my and_from_delivering to_me. (SA1_25:33)

OET-RV: 33 And blessed be your discernment and blessed be you yourself, because you’ve prevented me from shedding blood today and from taking my own revenge. (SA1 25:33)

PSA 40:12

OET-LV: 12  you Oh_YHWH not you _will _withhold compassion(s)_of_your from_me loyalty _of_your _covenant and_your _of_faithfulness continually they_preserve _me. (PSA_40:12)

OET-RV: 12 More troubles surround me than I can even count.
⇔ My disobedience has caught up with me so that I’m no longer able to see anything else.
⇔ They’re more than the hairs on my head, and my heart fails me. (PSA 40:12)

PSA 119:101

OET-LV: 101 From_all path evil I _have _restrained feet _of_my so _that I _may _keep message _of_your. (PSA_119:101)

OET-RV: 101 I’ve avoided all evil behaviour
⇔ so that I can obey what you’ve said. (PSA 119:101)

HAG 1:10

OET-LV: 10 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so on_you(pl) the_heavens they _have _withheld from_dew and_the_earth it _has _withheld produce _of_its. (HAG_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 That’s why the sky withholds the dew and the soil withholds its crops. (HAG 1:10)

SA1 6:10

OET-LV: 10 And_they _made the_men thus and_they _took two _of cows nursing and_they_harnessed _them on_cart and_DOM ones _of_their _young they _shut _up in_house. (SA1_6:10)

OET-RV: 10 So they followed those instructions: they took two cows that had been feeding calves and hitched them to the new cart, but they shut their calves away in the stall. (SA1 6:10)

GEN 23:6

OET-LV: 6 Listen_to _us my_master are_a _prince _of god you among_us in_the _choicest _of our _burial _sites _of_of bury DOM your _of_dead anyone from_him/it DOM site _of_his _burial not he _will _withhold from_you from_burying your _of_dead. (GEN_23:6)

OET-RV: 6 “My master, listen to us. You’re a godly leader among us. Go ahead and bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. We’ve all agreed not to prevent you from burying your dead in any of our cemeteries.” (GEN 23:6)

PSA 88:9

OET-LV: 9  you _have _removed _far _away my _of_acquaintances from_me you_have _made _me abominations to_them I_am_shut _up and_not I _will _go _out. (PSA_88:9)

OET-RV: 9 My eyes grow weary from trouble.
⇔ All day long I call out to you for help, Yahweh—
⇔ I spread out my hands to you. (PSA 88:9)

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