Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
prison
Usage: imprisonment, confinement, restraint
Strong's Number
H3608
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
5
Strong's H3608 Quick Answer
Strong's H3608 כֶּלֶא (kele') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kele' (keh'-leh) n-m. 1. a prison [from H3607] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include prison. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- kele' (keh'-leh) n-m. 1. a prison [from H3607]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- prison
Meaning and Definition
kele' (keh'-leh) n-m. 1. a prison [from H3607] KJV: prison. Root(s): H3607 Compare: H3610, H3628
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3608. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3608 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kele', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
prison
1 Kings 22:27
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How Strong's H3608 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3608 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3608 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3608.
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3608, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3608 FAQ
What does kele (כֶּלֶא) mean?
Kele (Strong's H3608) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prison". kele' (keh'-leh) n-m. 1. a prison [from H3607]
How many times is kele (כֶּלֶא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H3608 across 5 books.
Where can I study kele (כֶּלֶא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3608 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate kele (כֶּלֶא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prison. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.