כִּלְיָה kilyah
Hebrew word for “kidney” · Strong’s H3629 · used 31 times in 26 verses
Meaning
1) kidneys; 1a) of physical organ (lit.); 1b) of seat of emotion and affection (fig.); 1c) of sacrificial animals; 2) (TWOT) reins
How it is translated
Glosses given for kilyah in context, with how often each is used:
- kidneys 31
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus | 14 | 1.2 | |
| Psalms | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 3 (3), Exodus 29 (2), Leviticus 8 (2), Leviticus 9 (2), Leviticus 4 (1), Leviticus 7 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), Job 16 (1), Job 19 (1), Psalms 7 (1)
Forms
- הכלית 13
- כליות 5
- כליותי 4
- הכליות 2
- כליתי 2
- והכלית 1
- וכליות 1
- וכליותי 1
- מכליותיהם 1
- בכליותי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with kilyah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יֹתֶרֶת yoteret “lobe” 11
- כָּבֵד kaved “liver” 11
- חֵלֶב chelev “fat” 13
- כֶּסֶל kesel “loin” 5
- בָּחַן bachan “to test” 5
- שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 9
- אַלְיָה alyah “fat tail” 3
- סוּר sur “to turn aside” 5
- אַיִל ayil “ram” 4
- קֶרֶב qerev “entrails” 4
- קָטַר qatar “to offer” 3
- לֵב lev “heart” 4
Key verses
The verses using kilyah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 29:13 — And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn…
- Exodus 29:22 — Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat…
- Deuteronomy 32:14 — Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the…
- Job 16:13 — His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
- Psalms 7:9 — Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
- Psalms 16:7 — I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
- Psalms 26:2 — Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
- Isaiah 34:6 — The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the…
- Jeremiah 11:20 — But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
- Jeremiah 12:2 — Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
- Jeremiah 17:10 — I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
- Jeremiah 20:12 — But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
See all 26 verses in the Word Atlas
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.