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kilyā כִּלְיָה ‘kidney’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of kᵊlī כְּלִי ‘article/utensil’ ( only in the plural)
Roots: כלי

kilyā n, f
1) kidneys
 1a) of physical organ (lit.)
 1b) of seat of emotion and affection (fig.)
 1c) of sacrificial animals
2) (TWOT) reins

Mentioned in Exodus 29:22, 29:13 Codex Leviticus 9:19, 8:25, 3:4, 3:10, 3:15, 4:9, 7:4, 8:16, 9:10 Deuteronomy 32:14 Isaiah 34:6 Jeremiah 17:10, 11:20, 20:12, 12:2 Psalms 7:10, 139:13, 16:7, 26:2, 73:21 Proverbs 23:16 Job 19:27, 16:13 Lamentations 3:13

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