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Genesis 47:12
“And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כּוּלkûwl · kool
H3557 · Hebrew
H3557 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְכַלְכֵּ֤ל — verb Pilpel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 37 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 45:11Genesis 50:21Ruth 4:152 Samuel 19:332 Samuel 19:34
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כּוּל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.