Berean Strong's Lexicon kilyah: Kidney(s) Original Word: כִּלְיָה Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to complete Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "kilyah" is νεφρός (nephros), Strong's Greek 3510, which also means kidneys and is used metaphorically in a similar way. Usage: In the Hebrew Bible, "kilyah" primarily refers to the kidneys, which are considered the seat of emotion, affection, and moral character. The term is often used metaphorically to describe the innermost thoughts and feelings of a person. In a literal sense, it refers to the physical organ, which was significant in the sacrificial system of ancient Israel. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the kidneys were thought to be the center of a person's emotional and moral life, much like the heart is considered in modern Western thought. The kidneys were also important in the sacrificial rituals described in the Old Testament, where they were offered to God as part of the peace and sin offerings (e.g., Leviticus 3:4, 4:9). This reflects the belief that offering the innermost parts of an animal symbolized offering one's deepest self to God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a kidney NASB Translation feelings (1), finest* (1), heart (1), inmost being (1), inward parts (2), kidneys (18), mind (5), minds (1), within (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כִּלְיָה noun feminine only plural kidneys (Late Hebrew כִּלְיָה (plural); Aramaic כּוּלְיָא or כּוֺלְיָא (only plural),  ; Ethiopic  ᵐ5 οἱ νεφροί); — absolute plural כְּלָיוֺת Jeremiah 11:20 5t.; כְּלָֹית Exodus 29:13 13t.; construct כִּלְיוֺת Deuteronomy 32:14; Isaiah 34:6; suffix כִּלְיוֺתַי Job 16:3 2t.; כִּלְֹיתַי Job 19:27; כִּלְיוֺתָ֑י Psalm 16:7; Proverbs 23:16; כִּלְֹיתָ֑י Psalm 139:13; Lamentations 3:13; כִּלְיוֺתֵיהֶם Jeremiah 12:2; — kidneys: 1 literally, as physical organ, a. of man, only in poetry, as created by ׳י Psalm 139:13; as the most sensitive and vital part, in metaphor of one wounded by ׳יs arrows Job 16:13; Lamentations 3:13. b. of sacrificial animals, offered as choice part to ׳י Leviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 9:10,19; שְׁתֵּי ׳הַכּ Exodus 29:13,22; Leviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 8:16,25 (all P); in figure of sacrifice Edomites חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת אֵילִים Isaiah 34:6; transferred to wheat,חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת חִטָּה Deuteronomy 32:14 kidney-fat (i.e. the choicest, richest) of wheat. 2 figurative, as seat of emotion and affection Job 19:27; Proverbs 23:16; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 73:21; קָרוֺב אַתָּה בְּפִיהֶם ׳וְרָחוֺק מִכּ Jeremiah 12:2 near art thou in their mouth, and far from their affections; hence, as involving character, the object of God's examination, always "" וָלֵב ׃לֵב ׳כֹּחֵן כ Jeremiah 11:20 compare Psalm 7:10, ׳חֹקֵר לֵב כֹּחֵן כ Jeremiah 17:10, וָלֵב ׳בֹּחֵן צַדִּיק רֹאֶה כ Jeremiah 20:12, וְלִבִּי ׳צָרְו֯פָה כ Psalm 26:2. כַּלָּה, כְּלוּלָה see below II. כלל. כלח (√ of I. כֶּלַח, meaning dubious; Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance kidneys, reins Feminine of kliy (only in the plural); a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) -- kidneys, reins. see HEBREW kliy Forms and Transliterations בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בכליותי הַכְּלָי֖וֹת הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת הכליות הכלית וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וּכְלָי֗וֹת והכלית וכליות וכליותי כְּלָי֑וֹת כְּלָי֖וֹת כְלָי֖וֹת כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי כִּלְי֣וֹת כִלְיֹתַ֣י כִלְיֹתָ֑י כִלְיוֹתַ֣י כִלְיוֹתָ֑י כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ כליות כליותי כליותי׃ כליתי מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ מכליותיהם׃ bə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy bechilyoTai bəḵilyōwṯāy chelaYot chilyoTai hak·kə·lā·yō·wṯ hak·kə·lā·yōṯ hakkelaYot hakkəlāyōṯ hakkəlāyōwṯ kə·lā·yō·wṯ ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ kelaYot kəlāyōwṯ ḵəlāyōwṯ ḵil·yō·ṯay ḵil·yō·ṯāy kil·yō·w·ṯay ḵil·yō·w·ṯay ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy kil·yō·wṯ kilYot Kilyotai ḵilyōṯay ḵilyōṯāy kilyōwṯ kilyōwṯay ḵilyōwṯay ḵilyōwṯāy mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem mikkilyoteiHem mikkilyōwṯêhem ū·ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ uchelaYot ūḵəlāyōwṯ vechilyoTai vehakkelaYot wə·hak·kə·lā·yōṯ wə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯay wəhakkəlāyōṯ wəḵilyōwṯayLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 29:13 HEB: וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֖לֶב NAS: and the two kidneys and the fat KJV: and the two kidneys, and the fat INT: the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that Exodus 29:22 Leviticus 3:4 Leviticus 3:4 Leviticus 3:10 Leviticus 3:10 Leviticus 3:15 Leviticus 3:15 Leviticus 4:9 Leviticus 4:9 Leviticus 7:4 Leviticus 7:4 Leviticus 8:16 Leviticus 8:25 Leviticus 9:10 Leviticus 9:19 Deuteronomy 32:14 Job 16:13 Job 19:27 Psalm 7:9 Psalm 16:7 Psalm 26:2 Psalm 73:21 Psalm 139:13 Proverbs 23:16 31 Occurrences |
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is contract the face, look hard, stern; 
a hard year (though dearth, etc.)). 
