Lexical Definition
יְכֵל yᵉkêl (yek-ale') be able A:V
(Aramaic) or יְכִיל yᵉkîyl (yekeel'); (Aramaic), to יָכֹל
be able, can, couldest, prevail.
- {to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}
1) to be able
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to be able
1a2) to prevail
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תִיכּ֥וּל | you are able | Dan.5.16 |
| תִּכ֨וּל | you will be able | Dan.5.16 |
| יוּכַ֖ל | he will be able | Dan.2.10 |
| יָכִ֖ל | able | Dan.4.37 |
| being able | Dan.3.17 | |
| יָכְלִ֤ין | able | Dan.4.18 |
| יָכְלִ֣ין | able | Dan.6.4 |
| יָכְלִ֖ין | being able | Dan.2.27 |
| יִכֻּ֥ל | he is able | Dan.3.29 |
| יְכֵ֔לְתָּ | you have been able | Dan.2.47 |
| הַיְכִ֥ל | ¿ was he able | Dan.6.20 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: יָכֹל
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew form: יָכֹל
יְכִל (K§ 25, a) β)) verb be able (Daniel) (ᵑ7; Nabataean (rare) SAC60; Egyptian Aramaic S-CE 8, 11+; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth83; Biblical Hebrew יָכֹל); —
Pe`al 1. with Infinitive be able to do:Perfect 3 masculine singular יְכִל Dan 6:21* (subject God), 2 masculine singular יְכֵ֫לְתָּ Dan 2:47 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יוּכַל (Hebraism, K§ 43, 1. Beisp. b)) vDan 2:10, יִכֻּל Dan 3:29 (subject a god), 2 masculine singular תוכל Dan 5:16 (twice in verse) (<both Qr תִּכּוּל, Kl.c.); Participle יָכִל Dan 3:17; Dan 4:34* (both subject God); plural יָָֽכְּ לִין Dan 2:27; Dan 4:15*; Dan 6:5*.
2. prevail (Biblical Hebrew
2.) against (ל), Participle feminine singular יָָֽכְלָה Dan 7:21.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 2:10 · 2:27 · 2:47 · 3:17 · 3:29 · 4:15* · 4:34* · 5:16 · 6:5* · 6:21* · 7:21 |