Word Study · Strong's H3629 · Hebrew
כִּלְיָה
kilyah
kil-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: kilyâh
“a kidney (as an essential organ)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
Rendered in the KJV as
kidneys, reins.
- 31occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 31 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת6
- הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת5
- הַכְּלָי֖וֹת2
- כִּלְי֣וֹת2
- בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י1
- הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת1
- הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת1
- וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת1
- וּכְלָי֗וֹת1
- וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י1
- כְלָי֖וֹת1
- כְּלָי֖וֹת1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- the kidneys15
- kidneys my6
- [the] kidneys of2
- kidneys2
- [the] kidneys1
- and kidneys1
- and kidneys my1
- and the kidneys1
- from kidneys their1
- in kidneys my1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural15
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular6
- noun · feminine plural3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfpa · 15
- HNcfpc/Sp1bs · 6
- HNcfpa · 3
- HNcfpc · 2
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 31, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 29:13הַכְּלָיֹ֔תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralTake all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.here: the kidneys
- Exodus 29:22הַכְּלָיֹ֗תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralTake the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),here: the kidneys
Leviticus14 occurrences
- Leviticus 3:4הַכְּלָיֹ֔תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 3:4הַכְּלָי֖וֹתhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 3:10הַכְּלָיֹ֔תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 3:10הַכְּלָיֹ֖תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 3:15הַכְּלָיֹ֔תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 3:15הַכְּלָיֹ֖תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 4:9הַכְּלָיֹ֔תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 4:9הַכְּלָי֖וֹתhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 7:4הַכְּלָיֹ֔תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 7:4הַכְּלָיֹ֖תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 8:16הַכְּלָיֹ֖תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralMoses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 8:25הַכְּלָיֹ֖תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 9:10הַכְּלָיֹ֜תhakelayotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralOn the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: the kidneys
- Leviticus 9:19וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔תvehakelayotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThey also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—here: and the kidneys
Job2 occurrences
- Job 16:13כִּ֭לְיוֹתַיkilyotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularHis archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.here: kidneys my
- Job 19:27כִלְיֹתַ֣יkhilyotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!here: kidneys my
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 7:9וּכְלָי֗וֹתukhelayotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralPut an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.here: and kidneys
- Psalms 16:7כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃khilyotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.here: kidneys my
- Psalms 26:2כִלְיוֹתַ֣יkhilyotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularTest me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.here: kidneys my
- Psalms 73:21וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗יvekhilyotaiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhen my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,here: and kidneys my
- Psalms 139:13כִלְיֹתָ֑יkhilyotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.here: kidneys my
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 11:20כְּלָי֖וֹתkelayotnoun · feminine pluralO LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.here: kidneys
- Jeremiah 12:2מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mikilyoteihempreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralYou planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.here: from kidneys their
- Jeremiah 17:10כְּלָי֑וֹתkelayotnoun · feminine pluralI, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.here: [the] kidneys
- Jeremiah 20:12כְלָי֖וֹתkhelayotnoun · feminine pluralO LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.here: kidneys