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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1 Samuel 4:15 יָכ֖וֹל ya.Khol · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
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1 Samuel 6:20 יוּכַ֣ל yu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
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1 Samuel 17:9 יוּכַ֞ל yu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
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1 Samuel 17:9 אֽוּכַל־ 'u.khal- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me
If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
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1 Samuel 17:33 תוּכַל֙ tu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
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1 Samuel 17:39 אוּכַ֛ל 'u.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me
And David girded his sword upon his apparel, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
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1 Samuel 26:25 יָכֹ֣ל ya.Khol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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1 Samuel 26:25 תּוּכָ֑ל tu.Khal · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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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.
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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.
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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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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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