יָכֹל

ya.khol · be able

Hebrew · Strong's H3201 · Verb · Sounds like: yaw-kole' · 194 occurrences

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.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יָכֹל, יָכוֹל 193 vb. be able, have power, prevail, endure
Qal
1. be able, to do a thing,, whether ability be physical, moral, constitutional, or dependent on external authority
2. prevail
3. abs. have ability, strength, only neg.

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 3:11 יָכֹ֣ל ya.Khol · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.

  2. 2 Samuel 12:23 הַאוּכַ֥ל ha.'u.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

  3. 2 Samuel 17:17 יוּכְל֛וּ yu.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David: for they might not be seen to come into the city.

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