kālāʾ כָּלָא ‘to restrain’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?: a primitive root
kālāʾ v
1) to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to shut up
1a2) to restrain
1a3) to withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be restrained
1c) (Piel) to finish