2 Chronicles 31:7

בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הָֽעֲרֵמ֖וֹת לְיִסּ֑וֹד וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י כִּלּֽוּ
In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
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בַּ חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙
Root word month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
Dictionary form: חֹדֶשׁ · hoh-DESH

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: month
month ×118 day of the month ×35 months ×29 of the month ×19 from a month ×9 in the month ×7 is the month ×5 the month ×5
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month — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
new moon — Use for festival/calendar contexts marking lunar cycle start.
lunar month — Clarifies the Hebrew lunar reckoning for modern readers.
moon — Poetic or astronomical contexts where the celestial body is in view.
monthly — Adjectival/adverbial use; describes recurring monthly events.

BDB2579 H2320

BDB2578 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2580

I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ282 noun masculineGen 7:11 (feminine ᵑ0 Gen 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare LgBN 144; on usage, names, etc., Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.) — ׳ח absolute Gen 7:11 +; construct (rare) Gen 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Num 28:14 + 2 t.; חָדְשָׁהּ Hos 2:13; Jer 2:24 plural חֳדָשִׁים Gen 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exod 12:2 + 2 t.; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 t.; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isa 1:14; Num 28:11 חָדְשֵׁכֶם Num 10:10 —

1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:18; 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:34 (Dr); compare ׳יאֹכְלֵם ח Hos 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2Kgs 4:23; Isa 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isa 66:23, Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:6 (both ׳יוֺם הַח), 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 8:13; 2Chr 31:3; Neh 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isa 1:14; Ezek 3:5 || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Ps 81:4 (compare ׳ראֹשׁ הַח Num 10:10; Num 28:11 on religious observance of new moon compare DiLv p. 578 f BenzArchäol. § 69); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isa 47:13.
2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare BenzArchäol. § 30, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
  a. as measure of time during which Gen 38:24 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:21 (JE), Num 9:22 (P), Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; Judg 11:39; Judg 20:47; 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 6:11; 2Sam 24:8; 2Sam 24:13 = 1Chr 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 5:7; 1Kgs 5:28 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 11:16; 2Kgs 15:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:8; Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 13:14; 2Chr 36:2; 2Chr 36:9; Esth 2:12 (3 t. in verse). In 1Sam 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for ᵑ0 כמחרישׁ, and join to 1Sam 11:1, so ᵐ5 We Dr (compare Gen 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ׳ח a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deut 21:1; 2Kgs 15:13) Gen 29:14 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:26 (JE), ׳ימים ארבעה ח Judg 19:2 of age ׳מִסְפַּרחֿ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21 compare especially ׳בֶּןחֿ Lev 27:6; Num 3:15; Num 3:22; Num 3:28; Num 3:34; Num 3:39; Num 3:40; Num 3:43; Num 18:16; Num 26:22 (all P).
  b. calendar months, (1) with names הָאָבִיב ׳ח Exod 13:4; Exod 23:15; Exod 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exod 12:2 P), Deut 16:11 זִו ׳ח 1Kgs 6:1 ( = 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו v1Kgs 6:37); compare 1Kgs 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי ׳הַח = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1Kgs 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי ׳הַח = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ׳ח Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7 ( = 1st mo. Esth 3:7); סִיוָן ׳ח Esth 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ׳ח Zech 7:1; Neh 1:1 ( = 9th mo. Zech 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ׳ח Esth 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ׳ח Zech 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ׳ח Esth 3:7; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esth 9:15; Esth 9:17; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21 (compare also אֱלוּל Neh 6:15, without ׳ח or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further SchrCOT Neh 1:1 Benzl.c.). (2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי ׳בַּח Gen 7:11, compare Gen 8:4; Gen 8:5; Gen 8:14; Lev 16:29; Num 1:1; Num 1:18 (all P) + often P; Deut 1:3 (P), 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 12:33; 1Kgs 25:1; 1Kgs 25:3; 1Kgs 25:8; 1Kgs 25:25; 1Kgs 25:27; + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1; Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15; Zech 1:1; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:13; 1Chr 12:15, compare entire list 1Chr 27:2-15; 2Chr 3:2 + 12 t. 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 t. Ezra; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:14; Esth 3:12 note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם ׳הַח Exod 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ׳ח, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = ׳הָר ׳בַּח Gen 8:13, compare vGen 8:5 so commonly in Ezek.: — Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 20:1; Ezek 29:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 33:21; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:21; Ezek 45:25 + Ezek 26:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 45:20 Co; (׳ח sometimes expressed, see Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום). (3) special phrases and usages are: — עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Num 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isa 66:23 above
1.); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esth 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jer 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.

month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
ḥōdeš
the new moon; by implication, a month
  • the new moon, month, monthly
    • the first day of the month
      • "the lunar month

הַ שְּׁלִשִׁ֔י
הַ
Prefix — article the
שְּׁלִשִׁ֔י
Root word third, part, three, old
Dictionary form: שְׁלִישִׁי · sheh-lee-SHEE

Adjective — Ordinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state an ordinal (first, second, …)

In the KJV here: in the third
the third ×33 on the third ×12 and the third ×10 a third part ×7 and a third part ×7 in the third ×7 of the third ×3 of the same and in the third ×2
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third — Default ordinal; works in nearly every context.
third part — Use when denoting a fractional portion or share.
one-third — Modern fraction form; clear in numerical or proportional contexts.
tertiary — Formal/technical register; use sparingly for ranked items.
three years old — Specific idiom for animal age descriptions (e.g., heifer).

BDB5792 H5697 H7992

BDB5791 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5793

עֶגְלַת proper name, of a location; — שְׁלִשִׁיָּה ׳ע (the) third, Eglath Isa 15:5 (ᵐ5 δάμαλις τριερής) Jer 48:34 (ᵐ5 ἀγγελιαν Σαλασεια), near Zoar and southern border of Moab.

BDB8764 H7992 H5697

BDB8763 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8765

שְׁלִישִׁי masculine שְׁלִישִׁית feminine adjective ordinal number108 third; — יוֺם שְׁלִישִׁי Gen 1:13 + 31 t., etc. (64 t., rarely שְׁלִשִׁי); plural שְׁלִשִׁים (third 50, set of messengers, etc.) 1Sam 19:21; 2Kgs 1:13 + 4 t.; בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית 1Kgs 18:1 + 4 t., etc. (33 t.; sometimes שְׁלִשִׁית, שְׁלִשִׁת, etc.); = third part, a third 2Sam 18:2 (3 t. in verse) + 13 t., + (construct) Num 15:6 + 4 t., + שְׁלִשִׁתֵיךְ (Ges«GKC:91l»§ 91l) Ezek 5:12 third part of thee; = third time 1Sam 3:8 also שְׁלִישִׁיָּה Isa 19:24 third (on par with other two); בַּשְּׁלִישִׁים Ezek 42:3 in the thirds, i.e. third story; — ׳עֶגְלַת שׁ Ezek 15:5; Jer 48:34, see ׳ע p. 722. — שְׁלִישִׁ֫תָה Ezek 21:19 is corrupt and doubtful; Krae proposes וְשֻׁלְּשָׁה the sword shall be doubled and trebled; other conjectures in Co Toy. 1Sam 20:5 strike out ׳הַשּׁ ᵐ5 We Dr and others, so v1Sam 20:12. 2Sam 23:18 read הַשְּׁלשִׁם ᵑ6 We Dr and others

third, part, three, old
šĕlîšî
third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
  • third, one third, third part, third time
    • ordinal number

הֵחֵ֥לּוּ
הֵחֵ֥לּוּ
Root word began, profane, profaned, polluted, begin, …
Dictionary form: חָלַל · haw-LAHL

Verb — Hiphil, Perfect (Qatal), third person plural causative — "he made (someone) do" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: they began
began ×19 begin ×4 profane ×4 and began ×3 be polluted ×3 he began ×3 and have profaned ×2 break ×2
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begin — Core meaning; use for temporal/sequential start of action.
desecrate — Stronger than 'profane'; ideal for sacred-space violations.
profane — Modernized KJV; good for treating holy things as common.
pollute — Emphasizes contamination of what is holy or pure.
defile — Ritual or moral corruption; fits purity-law contexts.
violate — Useful when a covenant, oath, or boundary is broken.

BDB2777 H2490

BDB2776 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2778

I. חָלַל verb bore, pierce (Arabic perforate, pierce through, transfix, Ethiopic (hollow) read; Aramaic חֲלַל hollow out, חֲלִילָא pipe; adjective hollow, cave, sheath, etc.; Late Hebrew in derivatives חָלָל noun hollow, adjective slain, חָלִיל pipe); —

Qal Perfect לִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּי my heart is pierced (wounded) within me Ps 109:22 (? literally one has pierced my heart; or read Pu`al חֻלַּל ?); Infinitive construct חַלּוֺתִי הִיא Ps 77:11 it is my piercing, my wound (my woe, my cross; so Ew Hi De Bae MV SS Köi. 341, but Hup Pe Bi Che read חֲלוֺתִי my sickness). Pi`el Participle plural (Baer) בְּיַד מְחַללֶי֑ךָ Ezek 28:9 in the hand of the ones wounding thee (Sm Co read מְחוֺלְלֶ֑ךָ). Pu`al Participle מְחֻלֲלֵי חֶרֶב pierced by the sword Ezek 32:26. Po`el Perfect 3 feminine singular חֹלֲלָה יָדוֺ נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ Job 26:13 his hand pierced the fleeing serpent; Participle feminine מְחוֺלֶלֶת תַּנִּין Isa 51:9 who pierced the dragon. Po`al Participle מֲחֹלָל מִפְּשָׁעֵינוּ Isa 53:5 pierced, wounded because of our transgressions (of the servant of ׳י, || מְדֻכָּא מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ).

BDB2782 H2490

BDB2781 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2783

II. [חלל] verb denominative play the pipe, pipe —

Qal Participle plural וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלֲלִים Ps 87:7 as well the singers as the pipe-players, compare AV; < RV Pe De Che Bae and others Polel Participle from 1. חוּל dancers. Pi`el Participle וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים 1Kgs 1:40 and the people piped with pipes (compare Assyrian —âlalu, according to D1 in ZimBP 117).

BDB2784 H2490

BDB2783 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2785

III. [חָלַל] verb pollute, defile, profane; Hiph`il also begin (literally untie, loosen, open, see Arabic) (Arabic untie, undo, become free, lawful, free from obligation or tie; IV. make lawful; x. esteem lawful or free, profane, desecrate, violate; Late Hebrew חלל be profane, desecrated (also Pi`el Hiph`il transitive), compare Aramaic חֲלַל Pa`el is purify, Aph`el is profane) —

Niph`al Perfect נִחָ֑ל Ezek 25:3, נִחַלְתְּ (תִּי- Co) Ezek 22:16, נִחֲלוּ Ezek 7:24 Imperfect יֵחָ֑ל Isa 48:11, תֵּחֵל Lev 21:9, וָאֵחַל Ezek 22:26 Infinitive הֵחֵל Ezek 20:9; Ezek 20:14; Ezek 20:22, suffix לְהֵחַלּוֺ Lev 21:4. —
1. reflex. pollute, defile oneself
  a. ritually, by contact with dead || טמא, Lev 21:4 (H).
  b. sexually || זנה Lev 21:9 (H).
2. Pass., be polluted, defiled, of holy places Ezek 7:24; Ezek 25:3, name of God Ezek 20:9; Ezek 20:14; Ezek 20:22; Isa 48:11 and even God himself Ezek 22:16; Ezek 22:26. Pi`el Perfect חִלֵּל Lev 19:8 + 3 t.; suffix חִלִּלוֺ Deut 20:6 2 masculine singular חִלַּלְתָּ Gen 49:4 + 3 t.; 2 feminine singular חִלָּ֑֔לְתְּ Ezek 22:8 3 plural suffix חִלְּלוּהֻ֯ Ezek 7:21 etc., + 16 t. Perfect; Imperfect יְחַלֵּל Lev 21:12; Lev 21:15; Lev 21:23 suffix יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ Deut 20:6 plural יְחַלְּלוּ Lev 21:6 + 4 t., יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ Ps 89:32 etc., + 13 t. Imperfect; Infinitive חַלֵּל Amos 2:7 + 4 t.; חַלְּלוֺ Ezek 23:39 + 4 t.; חַלְּלָם Jer 16:18 Participle מְחַלֵּל Ezek 24:21 plural מְחַלְּלִים Mal 1:12; Neh 13:17 suffix מְחַלֲלֶיהָ Exod 31:14 feminine מְחַלֶּלֶת Lev 21:9 —
1. defile, pollute:
  a. sexually, Gen 49:4 (poem) = 1Chr 5:1 (the father's bed); a woman = זנה Lev 19:29; Lev 21:9 (H); זַרְעוֺ Lev 21:15 (H).
  b. ceremonially, profane, the altar by a tool Exod 20:25 (JE); sacred places Lev 21:12; Lev 21:23 (H), Ezek 7:21; Ezek 7:22 (twice in verse); Ezek 23:39; Ezek 24:21; Ezek 44:7; Zeph 3:4; Mal 2:11; Ps 74:7; Dan 11:31 the holy land Jer 16:18 sacred things Lev 19:8; Lev 22:9; Lev 22:15 (H) Num 18:32 (P) Ezek 22:26 the sabbath Exod 31:14 (P), Isa 56:2; Isa 56:6; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:16; Ezek 20:21; Ezek 20:24; Ezek 22:8; Ezek 23:38; Neh 13:17; Neh 13:18 and so the sanctity of the prince of Tyre who made himself God, and his holy places, Ezek 28:7; Ezek 28:16; Ezek 28:18.
  c. the name of God Lev 18:21; Lev 19:12; Lev 20:3; Lev 21:6; Lev 22:2; Lev 22:32 (all H), Amos 2:7; Jer 34:16; Ezek 20:39; Ezek 36:20; Ezek 36:21; Ezek 36:22; Ezek 36:23; Mal 1:12, God himself Ezek 13:19.
  d. ׳י defiles or profanes his inheritance by giving it over to Babylon Isa 47:6 the princes of the sanctuary by giving them to Chaldeans Isa 43:28.
2. violate the honour of, dishonour, ׳י subject crown of Davidic kingdom Ps 89:40 (followed by לארץ pregnantly), kingdom of Judah Lam 2:2 the גאון בל צבי Isa 23:9.
3. violate a covenant Ps 55:21; Ps 89:35; Mal 2:10, the חקות of God Ps 89:32.
4. treat a vineyard as common (see חֹל) by beginning to use its fruit Deut 20:6 (twice in verse); Deut 28:30; Jer 31:5 (see the law Lev 19:23-25, H). Pu`al Participle בַּגּוֺיִם שְׁמִי הַגָּדוֺל הַמְֿחֻלָּל Ezek 36:23 my great name which is profaned among the nations.
Hiph`il 1. a. Imperfect אֶתשֶֿׁםקָֿדְשִׁי עוֺד לֹא אַחֵל Ezek 39:7 I will not let my holy name be profaned any more.
  b. לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֺ he shall not violate his word Num 30:3 (P).
2. begin, Perfect הֵחֵל Gen 6:1 + 15 t., הֵ֫חֵלָּה Judg 20:40, הַחִלּוֺתָ Deut 3:24; Esth 6:13, הַחִלֹּתִי Deut 2:31; 1Sam 22:15, הֵחֵ֫לּוּ Ezra 3:6 + 6 t.; Imperfect יָחֵל Judg 10:18; Judg 13:5, וַיָּ֫חֶל Gen 9:20 + 5 t., 3 feminine singular וַ֫תָּחֶל Judg 13:25; Judg 16:19, 2 masculine singular תָּחֵל Deut 16:9, אָחֵל Deut 2:25; Josh 3:7, וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ Judg 20:31 + 3 t., וַתְּחִלֶּינָה Gen 41:54, תָּחֵ֫לּוּ Ezek 9:6 Imperative הָחֵל Deut 2:24; Deut 2:31 Infinitive construct הָחֵל 1Sam 3:12 + 2 t.; suffix הַחִלָּם Gen 11:6 Participle מֵחַל Jer 25:29 — begin, Num 17:11; Num 17:12 (P) Deut 16:9; 2Chr 29:27 (twice in verse); so 2Sam 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr (ᵐ5 inserts וְהַמַּגֵּפָה הֵחֵ֫לָּה בָּעָם before וַיָּ֫מָת); with Infinitive (ל) begin to Gen 41:54 (E), Gen 6:1; Gen 10:8 = 1Chr 1:10; Gen 11:6; Num 25:1 (all J), Deut 2:25; Deut 2:31; Deut 3:24; Deut 16:9; Josh 3:7 (D), Judg 10:18; Judg 13:5; Judg 13:25; Judg 16:19; Judg 16:22; Judg 20:31; Judg 20:39; Judg 20:40; 1Sam 3:2; 1Sam 14:35; 1Sam 22:15; 2Kgs 10:32; 2Kgs 15:37; 1Chr 27:24; 2Chr 3:1; 2Chr 3:2; 2Chr 29:17; 2Chr 31:7; 2Chr 31:10; 2Chr 31:21; 2Chr 34:3 (twice in verse); Ezra 3:6; Neh 4:1; Esth 6:13; Esth 9:23; Jer 25:29; Jonah 3:4 with ו consecutive Gen 9:20 (J), Ezra 3:8.; with בְּ begin with Gen 44:12 (J), Ezek 9:6; 2Chr 20:22 so 2Sam 24:5, read וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ for וַיַּחֲנוּ ᵐ5L We Dr.; with מן begin from Ezek 9:6 הָחֵל רָשׁ begin! possess! Deut 2:24; Deut 2:31 הָחֵל וְכַלֵּה beginning and ending 1Sam 3:12 (i.e. accomplishing my full purpose, see Dr). Hoph`al Perfect ׳אָז הוּחַל לִקְראֹ בְּשֵׁם י then it was begun (= men began) to call on the name of ׳י Gen 4:26 (J).

Note. — וַיָּחֵלּוּ מְעַט מִמַּשָּׂא Hos 8:10 begin to be minished by reason of the burden RV Hi and others; Wü Now read וְיָחִלוּ (I. חול, חיל) — for omission of daghesh see also וְיָחֵלוּ of Babylonian Manuscript — shall be in anguish a little for the burden, so Ra AV; Ew וְיָחִלוּ that they may wait (?) a little; ᵐ5 וחדלו מעט ממשׁח cease a little from anointing, so Che We, this probably best.

began, profane, profaned, polluted, begin, …
ḥālal
properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
  • to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
    • (Niphal)
      • to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself
        • ritually
          • "sexually
        to be polluted, be defiled
      (Piel)
      • to profane, make common, defile, pollute
        • "to violate the honor of, dishonor"to violate (a covenant)"to treat as common
      (Pual) to profane (name of God)"(Hiphil)
      • to let be profaned
        • "to begin
      (Hophal) to be begun
    to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
    • (Qal) to pierce
      • "(Pual) to be slain"(Poel) to wound, pierce"(Poal) to be wounded
    (Piel) to play the flute or pipe

הָ ֽעֲרֵמ֖וֹת
הָ
Prefix — article the
ֽעֲרֵמ֖וֹת
Root word heaps, heap, corn, sheaves
Dictionary form: עָרֵם · aw-RAME

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: of the heaps
the heaps ×2 an heap ×1 and bringing sheaves ×1 as heaps ×1 is like an heap ×1 of the heap of corn ×1 of the heaps ×1 out of the heaps ×1
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pile — Broadly useful; works for grain or rubble piles.
heap — Modernized KJV form; natural for large, loose mounds.
mound — Suggests a more structured or imposing accumulation.
stack — Good for orderly agricultural stacking, e.g. sheaves.
stockpile — Emphasizes stored quantity; suits harvest or tribute contexts.
bundle — Prefer when individual sheaves or bound grain are in view.

BDB6392 H6194

BDB6391 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6393

עֲרֵמָה noun feminine heap; — absolute ׳ע Ruth 3:7 construct עֲרֵמַת Hag 2:16; Song 7:3 plural עֲרֵמוֺת absolute Neh 13:15 +, construct Neh 3:34 absolute עֲרִמִים Jer 50:26 — heap of rubbish (עָפָר) Neh 3:34 ׳ע = ruin-heap Jer 50:26 = grain-heap (of threshed grain, unthreshed, according to Wetzstl.c.), Hag 2:16; Neh 13:15; Ruth 3:7 חִטִּים ׳ע Song 7:3 of grain and fruit 2Chr 31:6 (twice in verse); 2Chr 31:7; 2Chr 31:8; 2Chr 31:9.

heaps, heap, corn, sheaves
ʿārēm
a heap; specifically, a sheaf
  • heap, pile

לְ יִסּ֑וֹד
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
יִסּ֑וֹד
Root word foundation, founded, foundations, counsel, established, …
Dictionary form: יָסַד · yaw-SAHD

Verb — Qal, Infinitive Construct, construct state simple action — "he did" try "to ___" or "___ing"

In the KJV here: to lay the foundation
hath founded ×3 the foundation ×2 to lay the foundation ×2 and hath founded ×1 and laid the foundations ×1 and lay the foundations ×1 and lay thy foundations ×1 and layeth the foundation ×1
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found — Most versatile; suits formal and narrative contexts alike.
lay — Concrete building/construction contexts; pairs well with 'foundation'.
establish — Emphasizes permanence or authority; good for covenantal passages.
set — Broader, less formal; works when founding feels too heavy.
ordain — Suitable when divine appointment or decree is in view.
instruct — Rare sense; use only when context clearly denotes teaching or counsel.

BDB3589 H3245

BDB3588 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3590

יָסַד verb establish, found, fix (Late Hebrew id., especially Pi`el; Aramaic יְסַד; perhaps originally fix firm or close; Arabic pillow; verb denominative II. fix as a pillow against one; see lean against, recline, Lane2940 Saad Gen 28:11 in Hebrew usually fix firm so as to found) —

Qal Perfect יָסַד Ps 104:5; Prov 3:19 suffix יְסָדָהּ Ps 24:2 + 3 t.; 3 feminine singular יָ˜סְדָה Isa 48:13 יָסַדְתָּ Ps 104:8 יָסַ֑֫דְתָּ Ps 102:26 suffix יְסַדְתּוֺ Hab 1:12 יְסַדְתָּם Ps 89:12; Ps 119:152 וִיסַדְתִּיךְ consecutive Isa 54:11 Infinitive וִיסוֺד 2Chr 24:27 לִיסּוֺד 2Chr 31:7 (see Ges«GKC:69»§ 69, 2, R. 1; Baer לְיִסּוֺד); לִיסֹד Isa 51:16 יָסְדִי Job 38:4 יָסְדוֺ Ezra 3:12 Participle יִסֵד Isa 51:13; Zech 12:1 + Isa 28:16 (Checritical note, ᵑ0 יִסַּד); — found, establish, with accusative, the earth Ps 24:2 (|| כונן), compare Ps 78:69 (object omitted), Ps 89:12; Ps 102:26; Ps 104:5 compare vPs 89:8 (followed by לְ), Prov 3:19; Isa 48:13; Job 38:4; Isa 51:13; Isa 51:16; Zech 12:1, vault of heaven Amos 9:6 of founding the second temple Ezra 3:12, of restoration under Joash, Infinitive יְסוֺד 2Chr 24:27 metaphor of future Israel Isa 54:11 of ׳י, establish the Chaldaean (as his instrument) להוכיח for correction Hab 1:12 (|| שִׁים), his commandments Ps 119:152 in weakened sense (si vera lectio) יָסַד לְצִיִּים Isa 23:13 appoint a city for desert-creatures (on meaning in context, see Di); appoint, fix Ezra 7:9 emended (see יְסֻד); found, begin, heaps of offerings in ׳י's house 2Chr 31:7. Niph`al Perfect 3 plural נוֺסְְדוּ Ps 2:2 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּוָּסֵד Isa 44:28 Infinitive הִוָּ˜סְדָהּ Exod 9:18 הִיָּ˜סְדָם Ps 31:14 —
1. fix or seat themselves close together sit in conclave Ps 2:2; Ps 31:14 ( > Bae from , δμιλιἀ ), but Lag's emendation נוֺעֲדוּ is probably (compare Neh 6:2).
2. be founded, Isa 44:28 (temple), Exod 9:18 (Egypt). Pi`el Perfect יִסַּד Isa 14:32 + 3 t.; יִסְּדָהּ 1Kgs 16:34 יִסַּ֫דְתָּ Ps 8:3 יִסְּדוּ Zech 4:9; Ezra 3:10 Imperfect יְיַסְּדֶנָּה Josh 6:26 Infinitive לְיַסֵּד 1Kgs 5:31 —
1. found (= Qal), followed by active, city Josh 6:26 (JE), 1Kgs 16:34, temple 1Kgs 5:31; Zech 4:9; Ezra 3:10 Zion Isa 14:32; Isa 28:16 הִנְנִי יִסַּד (read יֹסֵד; see above)
2. establish Ps 8:3 followed by עֹז; appoint, ordain (late) 1Chr 9:22 (followed by accusative), Esth 1:8 (absolute) Pu`al Perfect, יֻסַּד 1Kgs 6:37 + 2 t.; יֻסָּ֑ד Ezra 3:6 Participle מְיסָֻּ֑ד 1Kgs 7:10 מְיסָֻּדִים Song 5:15 be founded, be laid, of a foundation 1Kgs 6:37; Ezra 3:6; Hag 2:18; Zech 8:9 Participle = substantive foundation 1Kgs 7:10, compare מוסד below; pillars set on bases, simile of legs Song 5:15. Hoph`al be founded: Infinitive הוּסַד 2Chr 3:3; Ezra 3:11 Participle מוּסָּד Isa 28:16 — the being founded, founding, ׳עַל הוּסַד בֵּית י Ezra 3:11 because of the founding (laying the foundation) of the house of ׳י; וְאֵלֶּה ׳הוּסַד שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֺת וגו 2Chr 3:3 and this is (literally these are) the founding of Solomon to build the house of God, i.e. this is the foundation which Solomon laid for building, etc.; Participle מוּסָד מוּסָּד Isa 28:16 a foundation founded, i.e. well laid (compare חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ, חָכָם מְחֻכָּם).

foundation, founded, foundations, counsel, established, …
yāsad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
  • to found, fix, establish, lay foundation
    • (Qal) to found, establish, begin
      • "(Niphal)
      • to fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave
        • "to be founded
      (Piel)
      • to found
        • "to establish, appoint, ordain
      (Pual) to be founded, be laid"(Hophal) to be founded

וּ בַ חֹ֥דֶשׁ
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בַ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
חֹ֥דֶשׁ
Root word month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
Dictionary form: חֹדֶשׁ · hoh-DESH

בַ
Hidden "the" בַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: month
month ×118 day of the month ×35 months ×29 of the month ×19 from a month ×9 in the month ×7 is the month ×5 the month ×5
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month — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
new moon — Use for festival/calendar contexts marking lunar cycle start.
lunar month — Clarifies the Hebrew lunar reckoning for modern readers.
moon — Poetic or astronomical contexts where the celestial body is in view.
monthly — Adjectival/adverbial use; describes recurring monthly events.

BDB2579 H2320

BDB2578 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2580

I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ282 noun masculineGen 7:11 (feminine ᵑ0 Gen 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare LgBN 144; on usage, names, etc., Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.) — ׳ח absolute Gen 7:11 +; construct (rare) Gen 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Num 28:14 + 2 t.; חָדְשָׁהּ Hos 2:13; Jer 2:24 plural חֳדָשִׁים Gen 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exod 12:2 + 2 t.; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 t.; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isa 1:14; Num 28:11 חָדְשֵׁכֶם Num 10:10 —

1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:18; 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:34 (Dr); compare ׳יאֹכְלֵם ח Hos 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2Kgs 4:23; Isa 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isa 66:23, Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:6 (both ׳יוֺם הַח), 1Chr 23:31; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 8:13; 2Chr 31:3; Neh 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hos 2:13; Ezek 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isa 1:14; Ezek 3:5 || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Ps 81:4 (compare ׳ראֹשׁ הַח Num 10:10; Num 28:11 on religious observance of new moon compare DiLv p. 578 f BenzArchäol. § 69); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isa 47:13.
2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare BenzArchäol. § 30, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
  a. as measure of time during which Gen 38:24 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:21 (JE), Num 9:22 (P), Judg 11:37; Judg 11:38; Judg 11:39; Judg 20:47; 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 2Sam 2:11; 2Sam 5:5; 2Sam 6:11; 2Sam 24:8; 2Sam 24:13 = 1Chr 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1Kgs 4:7; 1Kgs 5:7; 1Kgs 5:28 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 11:16; 2Kgs 15:8; 2Kgs 23:31; 2Kgs 24:8; Ezek 39:12; Ezek 39:14; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 13:14; 2Chr 36:2; 2Chr 36:9; Esth 2:12 (3 t. in verse). In 1Sam 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for ᵑ0 כמחרישׁ, and join to 1Sam 11:1, so ᵐ5 We Dr (compare Gen 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ׳ח a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deut 21:1; 2Kgs 15:13) Gen 29:14 (J), Num 11:20; Num 11:26 (JE), ׳ימים ארבעה ח Judg 19:2 of age ׳מִסְפַּרחֿ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21 compare especially ׳בֶּןחֿ Lev 27:6; Num 3:15; Num 3:22; Num 3:28; Num 3:34; Num 3:39; Num 3:40; Num 3:43; Num 18:16; Num 26:22 (all P).
  b. calendar months, (1) with names הָאָבִיב ׳ח Exod 13:4; Exod 23:15; Exod 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exod 12:2 P), Deut 16:11 זִו ׳ח 1Kgs 6:1 ( = 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו v1Kgs 6:37); compare 1Kgs 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי ׳הַח = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1Kgs 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי ׳הַח = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ׳ח Neh 2:1; Esth 3:7 ( = 1st mo. Esth 3:7); סִיוָן ׳ח Esth 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ׳ח Zech 7:1; Neh 1:1 ( = 9th mo. Zech 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ׳ח Esth 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ׳ח Zech 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ׳ח Esth 3:7; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:12; Esth 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esth 9:15; Esth 9:17; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21 (compare also אֱלוּל Neh 6:15, without ׳ח or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further SchrCOT Neh 1:1 Benzl.c.). (2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי ׳בַּח Gen 7:11, compare Gen 8:4; Gen 8:5; Gen 8:14; Lev 16:29; Num 1:1; Num 1:18 (all P) + often P; Deut 1:3 (P), 1Kgs 12:32; 1Kgs 12:33; 1Kgs 25:1; 1Kgs 25:3; 1Kgs 25:8; 1Kgs 25:25; 1Kgs 25:27; + 11 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1; Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15; Zech 1:1; Zech 7:1; Zech 7:13; 1Chr 12:15, compare entire list 1Chr 27:2-15; 2Chr 3:2 + 12 t. 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 t. Ezra; Neh 7:72; Neh 8:2; Neh 8:14; Esth 3:12 note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם ׳הַח Exod 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ׳ח, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = ׳הָר ׳בַּח Gen 8:13, compare vGen 8:5 so commonly in Ezek.: — Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 20:1; Ezek 29:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 33:21; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:21; Ezek 45:25 + Ezek 26:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 45:20 Co; (׳ח sometimes expressed, see Ezek 24:1; Ezek 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום). (3) special phrases and usages are: — עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Num 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isa 66:23 above
1.); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esth 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jer 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.

month, months, moons, moon, monthly, …
ḥōdeš
the new moon; by implication, a month
  • the new moon, month, monthly
    • the first day of the month
      • "the lunar month

הַ שְּׁבִיעִ֖י
הַ
Prefix — article the
שְּׁבִיעִ֖י
Root word seventh, time
Dictionary form: שְׁבִיעִי · sheh-bee-EE

Adjective — Ordinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state an ordinal (first, second, …)

In the KJV here: them in the seventh
the seventh ×17 on the seventh ×14 in the seventh ×9 and on the seventh ×8 and in the seventh ×7 of the seventh ×7 and the seventh ×4 but the seventh ×3
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seventh — Standard ordinal; fits nearly every context.
the seventh one — Emphasizes identity when referencing a specific item.
number seven — Informal register; useful for lists or sequences.
seventh in order — Clarifies sequence when ambiguity exists.

BDB8427 H7637

BDB8426 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8428

שְׁבִיעִי masculine שְׁבִיעִית feminine97 adjective ordinal number seventh; — שְׁבִיעִי Gen 2:2 +, שְׁבִעִי Exod 12:15 +; feminine שְׁבִיעִית Josh 6:16 +, Exod 23:11 +, שְׁבִעִת Exod 21:2 עִית- 1Kgs 18:44; 2Chr 23:1 — fifth, especially P; always with article:

1. masculine 7th day Gen 2:3 + 47 t.; month (חֹדֶשׁ) Gen 8:4 + 23 t. + (noun omitted) Ezek 45:25 + 3 t.; lot (הַגּוֺרָל) Josh 19:40 + (noun omitted) 1Chr 24:10; 1Chr 25:14 noun omitted also 1Chr 2:15; 1Chr 26:3; 1Chr 26:5 (son), 1Chr 12:11 (man), 1Chr 27:10 (captain).
2. feminine 7th year, 2Kgs 11:4 + 7 t. + (noun omitted) Exod 21:2; Exod 23:11, also שְׁנַת הַשְּׁבִיעִית (Ges«GKC:134p»§ 134p) Ezra 7:8 sabbath Lev 23:16 time (פַּעַם) Josh 6:16 + (noun omitted) 1Kgs 18:44.

seventh, time
šĕbîʿî
seventh
  • seventh
    • ordinal number

כִּלּֽוּ
כִּלּֽוּ
Root word end, consumed, consume, finished, fail, …
Dictionary form: כָּלָה · kaw-LAW

Verb — Piel, Perfect (Qatal), third person plural intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and finished
had made an end ×12 consumed ×6 shall fail ×6 finished ×5 faileth ×4 had done ×4 and consume ×3 and shall consume ×3
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finish — Best general term; completing a task or action.
consume — For destruction or exhaustion of a resource.
come to an end — Intransitive; for things expiring or running out.
destroy — When the subject is actively annihilating something.
exhaust — Suits contexts of depletion — strength, supplies, people.
cease — When the focus is on stopping rather than completing.

BDB4019 H3615 H3607

BDB4018 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4020

I. כָּלָה206 verb be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; Phoenician כלה; Assyrian kalû, put and end to, and cease, vanish DlHWB 329; late Aramaic כְּלָא cease, perish (not ᵑ7); on root-meaning enclose compare כלא and BaZMG 1887, 605) —

Qal. Perfect ׳כ 1Kgs 6:38 +; 3 feminine singular כָּֽלְתָה 1Sam 20:7 +; 1 singular כָּלִיתִי Ps 39:11 3 plural כָּלוּ Job 19:27 +; 2 masculine plural כְּלִיתֶם Mal 3:6 וּכְלִיתֶם consecutive Ezek 13:14 1 plural כָּלִינוּ Ps 90:7, etc.; Imperfect יִכְלֶה Prov 22:8 jussive יִ֫כֶל Job 33:21 (see Dr§ 171-173 Ges«GKC:109»§ 109. 2 b Anm. DaSynt. § 51 R. 5; 64 R. 6); 3 feminine singular תִּכְלָה 1Kgs 17:14 וַתֵּ֫כֶל Exod 39:32 + 2Sam 13:39 (see below); 3 masculine plural יִכְלוּ Isa 1:28 +, יִכְלָי֑וּן Isa 31:3, etc.; Infinitive construct כְּלוֺת Ruth 2:23 +, etc.; —
1. a. be complete, at an end, of a period of time Gen 41:53 (E; opposed to III. חלל Hiph`il begin vGen 41:54), Jer 8:20 (|| עבר); so of action or event, with emphasis on time Isa 10:25; Isa 24:13; Ruth 2:23; 2Chr 29:28 (opposed to הֵחֵל v2Chr 29:27), v2Chr 29:34; Dan 12:7 (|| קֵץ vDan 12:6 vDan 12:9); — see also 2 b below
  b. be completed, finished, of a work: temple 1Kgs 6:38; 1Chr 28:20; 2Chr 8:16 (|| שָׁלֵם), tabernacle Exod 39:32 (P).
  c. be accomplished, fulfilled, only of purposed wrath, or predicition of ׳י, Ezek 5:13 (|| כַּלּוֺתִי vb, see Pi`el), Dan 11:36; 2Chr 36:22 = Ezra 1:1.
  d. be ideally complete, be determined, always in bad sense, plotted, subject הָרָעָה: followed by מֵעִם of agent 1Sam 20:7, also v1Sam 20:9 (+לָבוֺא עַל), + v1Sam 20:33 (read כָּֽלְתָה, for ᵑ0 כָּלָה הִיא, ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu); הָרָעָה אֶלאֲֿדֹנֵינוּ וְעַלכָּֿלבֵּֿיתוֺ ׳כ 1Sam 25:17 followed by מֵאֵת of agent Esth 7:7 (+ אֵלָיו).
2. a. be spent, used up (properly come to an end), of water Gen 21:15 (E), meal 1Kgs 17:14; 1Kgs 17:16.
  b. waste away, be exhausted, fail, literally of fading grass Isa 15:6 (|| יָבֵשׁ, לֹא היה), of vintage Isa 32:10 (opposed to בּוֺא), of vanishing cloud Job 7:9 (in simile, || הלך); figurative of fleeting days of life vJob 7:6 (|| קלל), compare Ps 102:4 and כָּלוּ בְיָגוֺן חַיַּי Ps 31:11; Jer 20:18 see also 1 a above; of flesh Job 33:21, compare of vital strength Ps 71:9, בָּשָׂר וּשְׁאֵר Prov 5:11, ׳כ שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי Ps 73:26, subject רוּחִי Ps 143:7 once of ׳י's compassion לֹאכָֿלוּ רַחֲמָיו Lam 3:32 (|| תמם, on text see VB); especially of eyes exhausted by weeping Lam 2:11, strained by looking (figurative) for relief or refreshment, pine, languish Lam 4:17; Ps 69:4; Job 11:20; Job 17:5; Jer 14:6 (of wild asses); followed by לְ Lam 4:17 and, in spiritual sense, Ps 119:82; Ps 119:123 similarly (followed by לְ) of נפשׁ exhausted by longing Ps 84:3 (|| נכסף), Ps 119:81, כָּלוּ כִלְֹיתַי בְּחֵקִי Job 19:27 so also 2Sam 13:29 where read וַתֵּכֶל רוּחַ הַמֶּלֶךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳וַתְּכַל דָּוִד הַמּ) and the spirit of the king pined to go forth unto Absalom, compare ᵐ5L We Klo Dr Kit Bu.
  c. come to an end, vanish = perish, be destroyed, by ׳י's judgment Isa 1:28 (|| שֶׁבֶר), Isa 16:4 (|| אָפֵס, תָּמַם), Isa 29:20 (|| אָפֵס, נִכְרַת), Isa 31:3 (|| כשׁל, נפל), וּבַחֶרֶב וּבָרָעָב יִכְלוּ Jer 16:4, compare Jer 44:27 (|| תָּמַם), Ezek 5:12 (|| מוּת, נָפַל), Ezek 13:14; Mal 3:6; Ps 37:20 (twice in verse); (|| אבד), Job 4:9 (|| id.), Ps 71:13 (|| בּוֺשׁ); hyperbole, of severe discipline Ps 39:11; Ps 90:7 (|| נבהל); of prosperity of a people Isa 21:16 שֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֺ יִכְלֶה Prov 22:8 the rod of his wrath perishes (> Ew and others is accomplished, of God's wrath). — Dan 12:7 read perhaps וְכִכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ עַם קֹדֶשׁ and when the power of the shatterer of the holy people should come to an end, so Bev after ᵐ5 (for difficult ᵑ0 וּכְכַלּוֺת נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ) .

Pi`el140 Perfect כִּלָּה Gen 18:33 +, כִּלָּא Prov 16:30 Baer (van d. H כִּלָּה), suffix כִּלָּנוּ 2Sam 21:5, כִּלָּם Lam 2:22 3 feminine singular וְכִלְּתָה consecutive Hos 11:6, suffix וְכִ֫לַּתּוּ consecutive Zech 5:4 1 singular כִּלִּיתִי Num 25:11, כִּלֵּיתִי Isa 49:4, וְכִלֵּיתִ֫י Ezek 6:12 + 2 t.; suffix כִּלִּיתִים Ezek 22:31, וְכִלִּיתִיךָ consecutive Exod 33:5 3 plural כִּלּוּ Gen 24:19 +, etc.; Imperfect יְכַלֶּה Isa 10:18 וַיְכַל Gen 2:2 3 feminine singular וַתְּכַל Gen 24:19 + 2Sam 13:39 (but read וַתֵּכֶל We Dr and others, and see Qal 2 b); 1 singular אֲכַלֶּה Gen 24:25 + 4 t.; וָאֲכַל Ezek 43:8 suffix אֲכֶלְךָ Exod 33:3 (Köi. 545); 3 masculine plural יְכַלּוּ Job 36:11 + Job 21:13 Qr (Kt יבלי; see בלה above), +, etc.; Imperative כַּלֵּה Ps 59:14 (twice in verse) + Ps 74:11 (but text dubious, see below, 2); masculine plural כַּלּוּ Exod 5:13 Infinitive absolute כַּלֵּה 1Sam 3:12 + 5 t.; construct לְכַלֵּא Dan 9:24 (metaplastic form), כַּלּוֺת 1Sam 2:33 +, etc.; Participle מְכַלֵּה Jer 14:12; Job 9:22 feminine plural מְכַלּוֺת Lev 26:16 —

1.
  a. complete, bring to an end, finish a thing, task, work, etc., with accusative of thing Exod 5:13; Exod 5:14 (+ infinitive; both J), 1Kgs 6:9; 1Kgs 6:14; 1Kgs 7:1; Ezek 42:15; Gen 2:2; Gen 16:16; Exod 40:33 (P), Ruth 2:21; 2Chr 31:1; 2Chr 7:11; Ezra 9:1, so לְכַלֵּא הַפֶּשַׁע Dan 9:24 to make an end of the transgression (compare VB Bev); Lev 23:22 (modified from Lev 19:9 q.see below); accusative omitted 2Chr 31:7 (opposed to הֵחֵל לְ), 2Chr 24:10; 2Chr 24:14; Neh 3:34.
  b. complete a period of time יָמִים Ezek 4:6; Ezek 4:8 complete one's days, enjoy the full measure of human life Job 21:13; Job 36:11, or bring one's years to an end Ps 90:9, with added idea of transitoriness.
  c. finish doing a thing, usually followed by ל infinitive Gen 18:33; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:19 (twice in verse); Gen 24:22 (all J), Gen 17:22; Exod 31:18; Num 4:15 (all P), Amos 7:2; 1Kgs 1:41; 2Chr 29:29; Ruth 3:3 + 31 t. including 2Sam 11:19, where object of infin. precedes it, see Dr, so Lev 19:9 (compare Lev 23:22 above); + 1Chr 27:24 (לְ infinitive omitted; opposed to הֵחֵל לְ), 2Chr 29:17 + Dan 12:7 (infinitive without לְ; but see Qal 2 c near the end); followed by מִן infinitive, 1Sam 10:13; 2Sam 6:18 = 1Chr 16:2; Exod 34:33; Lev 16:20; Josh 19:51 (all P), Ezek 43:23.
  d. make an end, end, followed by בְּ make an end with, finish dealing with 2Chr 20:23; Ezra 10:17 absolute, opposed to הֵחֵל, בַּגָּדוֺל הֵחֵל וּבַקָּטֹן כִּלָּה Gen 44:12 (J) he began with the eldest and with the youngest he ended; so infinitive absolute adverb. הָחֵל וְכַלֵּה 1Sam 3:12 a beginning and an ending, i.e. doing it thoroughly (see Dr); also עַדכַּֿלֵּה = utterly 2Kgs 13:17; 2Kgs 13:19, to extremity Ezra 9:14 (of ׳י's anger), עַדלְֿכַלֵּה (late) = completely 2Chr 24:10 (until all had given), 2Chr 31:1 (until all were destroyed).
  e. accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass, a thing Ruth 3:18 with accusative of ׳י's wrath (חֲמָתוֺ) Lam 4:11 so (חֲמָתִי, אַפִּי) + ב person Ezek 5:13; Ezek 6:12; Ezek 7:8; Ezek 13:15; Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:21. feminine accomplish in thought, determine (compare Qal 1 d) followed by רָעָה Prov 16:30 (|| חשׁב).
2. a. put an end to, cause to cease Num 17:25 (+ מֵעָלַי); וַיְכַלבַּֿהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם Ps 78:33 and he consumed (caused to vanish) as vanity their days.
  b. cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend, חִצַּי אֲכַלֶּהבָּֿם Deut 32:23 my arrows will I exhaust against them; exhaust one's strength כֹּחַ Isa 49:4 (|| יָגַע); the eyes (by weeping; compare Qal 2 b) 1Sam 2:33; Job 31:16 of a disease, consume the eyes Lev 26:16 (H).
  c. destroy, sometimes exterminate: (1) men subject, with accusative of person 2Sam 21:5; 2Sam 22:39 (|| מחץ), Deut 7:22; 2Chr 8:8; Jer 10:25 (|| אכל), Lam 2:22; Ps 119:87 especially in phrase עַד כַּלּוֺתָם 1Sam 15:18 (on text see Dr), 2Sam 22:38 (|| השׁמיד) = Ps 18:38, 1Kgs 22:11 = 2Chr 18:10 (2) God subject, with accusative of person Josh 24:20 (E), Isa 10:18 (Assyrian host, under figure of forest); Jer 5:3; Exod 32:10; Exod 33:3; Exod 33:5 (JE), Num 16:21; Num 17:10; Num 25:11 (all P), Lev 26:44 (H), Ezek 20:13; Ezek 22:31; Ezek 43:8; Job 9:22 עַד כַּלֹּתוֺ אֹתְךָ Deut 28:21, עַד כַּלּוֺתִי אוֺתָם Jer 9:15; Jer 49:37 absolute Ps 59:14 (twice in verse); so also (si vera lectio) Ps 74:11 (see VB; Bi Che בְּקֶרֶב חֵקְךָ תִּכְלָא and thy right hand (why) keepest thou in thy bosom); accusative + ב instrumental Jer 14:12 (by sword, famine, and pestilence); sometimes the instrument of ׳י's judgment becomes grammatical subject; subject הַחֶרֶב Hos 11:6 (object בַּדָּיו, of city; || אכל), subject עֵגֶל Isa 27:10 (object סְעִפֶֿיהָ; || רָעָה), subject flying roll Zech 5:4 (object house). Pu`al Perfect 3 plural כָּלּוּ Ps 72:20 be finished, ended; Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיְכֻלּוּ Gen 2:1 be completed (P).

end, consumed, consume, finished, fail, …
kālâ
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
  • to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent
    • (Qal)
      • to be complete, be at an end
        • "to be completed, be finished"to be accomplished, be fulfilled"to be determined, be plotted (bad sense)"to be spent, be used up"to waste away, be exhausted, fail"to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed
      (Piel)
      • to complete, bring to an end, finish
        • "to complete (a period of time)"to finish (doing a thing)"to make an end, end"to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass"to accomplish, determine (in thought)"to put an end to, cause to cease"to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend"to destroy, exterminate
      (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ Pashta — a lesser break הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הָֽעֲרֵמ֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break לְיִסּ֑וֹד Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break כִּלּֽוּ Silluq — end of the verse

בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִשִׁי הֵחֵלּוּ הָֽעֲרֵמוֹת לְיִסּוֹד וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי כִּלּֽוּ׃
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In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
Cross References

Leviticus 23:16

עַד מִֽמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת הַשְּׁבִיעִת תִּסְפְּרוּ חֲמִשִּׁים יוֹם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם מִנְחָה חֲדָשָׁה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
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Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
2 Chronicles 31:6
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