Strong’s H3628 · Hebrew
כְּלִיא
kᵉlîyʼ
kel-ee'
Definition
a prison
Etymology
or כְּלוּא; from H3627 (כְּלִי) (compare H3608 (כֶּלֶא));
Where the KJV renders it
- prison
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