Lexicon :: Strong's H3629 - kilyâ

כִּלְיָה

Transliteration

kilyâ

Pronunciation

kil-yaw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From כְּלִי (H3627) (only pl.)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 983a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

כִּלְיָה kilyâh, kil-yaw'; feminine of H3627 (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self):—kidneys, reins.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H3629 in the following manner: kidneys (18x), reins (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H3629 in the following manner: kidneys (18x), reins (13x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

kidneys
1. of physical organ (lit.)
2. of seat of emotion and affection (fig.)
3. of sacrificial animals
(TWOT) reins

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

כִּלְיָה kilyâh, kil-yaw'; feminine of H3627 (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self):—kidneys, reins.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3629: Abbreviations

† [כִּלְיָה noun feminine only plural kidneys (Late Hebrew כִּלְיָה (plural); Aramaic כּוּלְיָא or כּוֺלְיָא (only plural), ; Ethiopic οἱ νεφροί); — absolute plural כְּלָיוֺת Jeremiah 11:20 + 5 times; כְּלָֹית Exodus 29:13 + 13 times; construct כִּלְיוֺת Deuteronomy 32:14; Isaiah 34:6; suffix כִּלְיוֺתַי Job 16:3 + 2 times; כִּלְֹיתַי Job 19:27; כִּלְיוֺתָ֑י Psalm 16:7; Proverbs 23:16; כִּלְֹיתָ֑י Psalm 139:13; Lamentations 3:13; כִּלְיוֺתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 12:2; — kidneys:

1. literally, as physical organ,

a. of man, only in poetry, as created by י׳ Psalm 139:13; as the most sensitive and vital part, in metaphor of one wounded by י׳'s arrows Job 16:13; Lamentations 3:13.

b. of sacrificial animals, offered as choice part to י׳ Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 9:10, 19; שְׁתֵּי הַכּ׳ Exodus 29:13, 22; Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 8:16, 25 (all P); in figure of sacrifice Edomites חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת אֵילִים Isaiah 34:6; transferred to wheat,חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת חִטָּה Deuteronomy 32:14 kidney-fat (i.e. the choicest, richest) of wheat.

2. figurative, as seat of emotion and affection Job 19:27; Proverbs 23:16; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 73:21; קָרוֺב אַתָּה בְּפִיהֶם וְרָחוֺק מִכּ׳ Jeremiah 12:2 near art thou in their mouth, and far from their affections; hence, as involving character, the object of God's examination, always || וָלֵב ׃לֵב כֹּחֵן כ׳ Jeremiah 11:20 compare Psalm 7:10, חֹקֵר לֵב כֹּחֵן כ׳ Jeremiah 17:10, וָלֵב בֹּחֵן צַדִּיק רֹאֶה כ׳ Jeremiah 20:12, וְלִבִּי צָרְו֯פָה כ׳ Psalm 26:2.

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