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. Joshua 7:12 יֻכְל֜וּ yukh.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you.

  2. Joshua 7:13 תוּכַ֗ל tu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow: for thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the devoted thing from among you.

  3. Joshua 9:19 נוּכַ֖ל nu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

  4. Joshua 15:63 יָכְל֥וּ yu.khe.lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

  5. Joshua 17:12 יָכְלוּ֙ ya.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

  6. Joshua 24:19 תֽוּכְלוּ֙ tu.khe.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

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