כּוּל
kûl
comprehend
Strong's H3557VerbHebrewTWOT 962

כּוּל (kûl) is a Hebrew verb meaning comprehend. It appears 37 times in 15 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3557).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 962)

Range of meaning (TWOT 962)comprehend, contain; sustain, maintain; were supplied with food; hold, hold in, endure; keep in, measure; abide, bear, feed, forbearing, guide, nourish, nourisher, be present, make provision, receive, provide sustenance
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כּוּל verb: comprehend, contain

Strong's H3557 כּוּל: properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
KJV:(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).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 45:11Ruth 4:152 Samuel 20:3

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