יְכִל
ye.khel
“be able”
Definition
{to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}
(Aramaic) or יְכִיל; (Aramaic), to H3201 (יָכֹל)
- to be able 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to be able 1a2) to prevail
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Occurrences
יְכִל appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
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