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kelaḥ כֶּ֫לַח ‘Calah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as kelaḥ כֶּ֫לַח ‘vigor’
Roots: כלח

kelaḥ pr n loc
Calah = "vigour"
1) one of the most ancient cities of Assyria; maybe modern 'Nimrud' located at the confluence of the Tigris and Zab rivers

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2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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