כָּלָא
kâlâʼ(kaw-law')
“to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)”
18 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)
Translated in KJV as
finishforbidkeep (back)refrainrestrainretainshut upbe stayedwithhold.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it…”