Strong's Lexicon

H3618

H3618 — כַּלָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkallahnoun femOccurrences: 34TWOT: 986a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3618
Word:	כַּלָּה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H3634
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	34
Transliteration:	kallah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kal-law'
Meaning:	1. a bride (as if perfect) 2. (hence) a son's wife
KJV Renderings:	bride, daughter-in-law, spouse.

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כַּלָּה noun feminine daughter-in-law, bride; — absolute ׳ כ Jer 2:32 + 14 t.; suffix כַּלָּתוֺ Gen 11:31 + 5 t.; כַּלָּתָהּ Ruth 1:22 + 2 t., etc.; plural suffix כַּלֹּתֶיהָ Ruth 1:6; Ruth 1:8, כַּלּוֺתֶיהָ Ruth 1:7, כַּלּוֺתֵיהֶם Hos 4:13; Hos 4:14 —

1. daughter-in-law, in reference to husband's father Gen 38:11; Gen 38:16; Gen 38:24 ( J ), compare 1Chr 2:4; 1Sam 4:19; Ezek 22:11; Mic 7:6; Gen 11:31 ( P ), Lev 18:15; Lev 20:12 (both H ); husband's mother Ruth 1:6; Ruth 1:7 ; Ruth 1:8; Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:20; Ruth 2:22; Ruth 4:15.

2. bride, usually

a. just before marriage Isa 49:18; Isa 61:10; Isa 62:5; Jer 2:32 (all in simile, etc.), || חָתָן Jer 7:34; Jer 16:9; Jer 25:10; Jer 33:11; Joel 2:16; Song 4:8; Song 4:9; Song 4:10; Song 4:11; Song 4:12; Song 5:1.

b. also just after marriage = young wife Hos 4:13; Hos 4:14 read הַכַּלָּה likewise 2Sam 17:3 (for ᵑ0 הַכֹּל), ᵐ5 We Dr Klo Kit Bu.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כלה (kah-leh’)

Leviticus 18:15

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

EHCC: the nakedness of thy daughter Plas

Leviticus 90:12

EHCC: if a man lie with Ais daxgAter in low,

Ruth 1:6

KJV: Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread.

EHCC: ahe arose with her daughters in law,

Ruth 2:20

KJV: And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.one of…: or, one that hath right to redeem

EHCC: Naomi said unto her daxgMer ix lew,

1 Chronicles 2:4

KJV: And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

EHCC: emar his denier

Song of Songs 4:8

KJV: Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

EHCC: with me from (my) spouse,

Jeremiah 3:89

EHCC: maid forget her prnamenis, (or) «br

Jeremiah 7:34

KJV: Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

EHCC: & 16:9 & 25:10 ₪ 38:11. voice oftheir: |

Micah 7:6

KJV: For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

EHCC: the daughter in law against ber motberia