כַּלָּה kallah

Hebrew word for “daughter-in-law” · Strong’s H3618 · used 34 times in 34 verses

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Meaning

: daughter-in-law; 1) bride, daughter-in-law; 1a) daughter-in-law; 1b) bride, young wife

Senses in the lexicon

• daughter-in-law (17)
• daughter-in-law: bride (17)

How it is translated

Glosses given for kallah in context, with how often each is used:

• daughter-in-law 14
• bride 13
• daughters-in-law 3
• like bride 2
• brides 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Song of Solomon 4 (5), Ruth 1 (4), Genesis 38 (3), Ruth 2 (2), Hosea 4 (2), Genesis 11 (1), Leviticus 18 (1), Leviticus 20 (1), Ruth 4 (1), 1 Samuel 4 (1)

Forms

• כלה 13
• כלתו 6
• כלתך 3
• כלתיה 2
• כלתה 2
• וכלתיה 1
• לכלתה 1
• וכלתו 1
• ככלה 1
• וככלה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kallah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• חָתָן chatan “son-in-law” 7
• נׇעֳמִי noomi “Naomi” 4
• שָׂשׂוֹן sasvon “rejoicing” 4
• אָחוֹת achot “sister” 5
• שִׂמְחָה simchah “joy” 4
• תָּמָר tamar “Tamar” 3
• עִם im “with” 6
• בַּת bat “daughter” 5
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 6
• אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 5
• מוּת mut “to die” 5
• ךְ kh “you” 4

Key verses

The verses using kallah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 11:31 — And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from…
• Genesis 38:24 — And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with…
• Song of Solomon 4:9 — Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
• Song of Solomon 5:1 — I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my…
• Isaiah 49:18 — Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee…
• Isaiah 61:10 — I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe…
• Isaiah 62:5 — For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
• Jeremiah 2:32 — Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
• Jeremiah 7:34 — Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the…
• Jeremiah 33:11 — The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of…
• Ezekiel 22:11 — And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister,…
• Joel 2:16 — Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.