Strong's Hebrew · H3618

כַּלָּה

kallâh · kal-law'

Definitiona bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
Derivationfrom H3634 (כָּלַל);
KJV usagebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.
Occurrences34 in the KJV · 34 verses

כַּלָּה in Scripture

Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son' s son, and Sarai his daughter -in-law, his son Abram' s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. Genesis 38:11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter -in-law, Remain a widow at thy father' s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did . And Tamar went and dwelt in her father' s house. Genesis 38:16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter -in-law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? Genesis 38:24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter -in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. Leviticus 18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Leviticus 20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter -in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. Ruth 1:6 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. Ruth 1:7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters -in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. Ruth 1:8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter -in-law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. Ruth 2:20 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. Ruth 2:22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter -in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
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