מִכְלָה
miklâ
enclosure
Strong's H4356NounHebrewTWOT 980c

מִכְלָה (miklâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning enclosure. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4356).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 980c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 980c)enclosure, fold; pen
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מִכְלָה noun, masculine: enclosure, fold

(incorrect for מכלא) noun, masculine enclosure, fold; plural construct לקח מִֽמִּכְלְאֹת צֹֽאן (object David); plural suffix לקה מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָ (object he-goats).

Strong's H4356 מִכְלָאָה: a pen (for flocks)
KJV:(sheep-)fold. Compare H4357.

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.

Root family 980: כָּלָא kālāʾ — shut up, restrain, withhold, hinder, protect; restrict, hold back, in, prohibit; finish, forbid, keep, refrain, retain, be stayed

See it in Scripture

Psalms 50:9Habakkuk 3:17

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