כָּלָה
ka.lah (H3615G)
to end: finish
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The Hebrew word "ka.lah" (H3615G) is a verb that means "to end" or "finish." It is used 105 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. In terms of meaning, "ka.lah" can refer to the completion of a task, the termination of a period of time, or the culmination of an event. The range of usage for "ka.lah" is quite broad, encompassing various aspects of life, including physical, emotional, and spiritual experiences. It is used to describe the end of a person's life (e.g., 1 Kings 2:6), the completion of a project (e.g., 1 Kings 7:40), and the termination of a period of time (e.g., Genesis 8:3). This versatility suggests that "ka.lah" is a fundamental concept in Hebrew thought, reflecting the importance of completion, fulfillment, and conclusion in everyday life. The significance of "ka.lah" lies in its ability to convey a sense of finality and completion, which is essential for human understanding and experience. By acknowledging the end of something, individuals can reflect on their accomplishments, learn from their mistakes, and move forward with renewed purpose and direction. In this sense, "ka.lah" is not just a word, but a concept that shapes our perception of time, our understanding of ourselves, and our place in the world.
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The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.
Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking.”
As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”
The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and were asked, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?”
When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.
When Moses was done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.
Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting was finished. The children of Israel did according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses; so they did.
He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
“When he has finished atoning for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.
“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.
On the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them;
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart.
Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
Yahweh your God will cast out those nations before you little by little. You may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.
It shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people.
When you have finished tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates and be filled.
When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel.
When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.
When Joshua and the children of Israel had finished killing them with a very great slaughter until they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities,
So they finished distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them.
These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.
When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.
Ruth the Moabitess said, “Yes, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’ ”
So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.
Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.
When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
It came to pass, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.
and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
As soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept. The king also and all his servants wept bitterly.
Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”
Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into David’s city, until he had finished building his own house, Yahweh’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.
So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
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