יָכֹל

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

or (fuller) יָכוֹל; a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might); be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. 1 Kings 3:9 יוּכַל֙ yu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

2. 1 Kings 5:3 יָכֹל֙ ya.Khol · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.

3. 1 Kings 8:11 יָכְל֧וּ ya.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.

4. 1 Kings 9:21 יָכְל֛וּ ya.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.

5. 1 Kings 13:4 יָכֹ֖ל ya.Khol · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to him.

6. 1 Kings 13:16 אוּכַ֛ל 'u.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

   And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

7. 1 Kings 14:4 יָכֹ֣ל ya.Khol · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

8. 1 Kings 20:9 אוּכַ֖ל 'u.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

   Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

9. 1 Kings 22:22 תּוּכָ֔ל tu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.