Kala (כלה) means full end in Hebrew.
It can also mean extermination and determination. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
full end, extermination, determination
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבדן, השמדה (לרוב בצירוף "לעשות כלה").
כִּי אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה בְּכָל הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הֲפִצוֹתִיךָ שָּׁם אַךְ אֹתְךָ לֹא אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה
- 2החלטה.
וַיֵּדַע יְהוֹנָתָן כִּי כָלָה הִיא מֵעִם אָבִיו לְהָמִית אֶת דָּוִד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּלָה
- Written without vowel points
- כלה
- Said
- kala
- Root
- כ־ל־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Gematria
- 55
This is how Kala is said in other languages.
- English
- full end, extermination, determination
These words rhyme with Kala.
The word Kala is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כלה היא מעמו
- כלה ונחרצה
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The word Kala comes from the root כ־ל־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Kala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kala.
What does Kala (כלה) mean in Hebrew?
Kala (כלה) means full end, extermination, and determination. It is said kala, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Kala (כלה)?
Words that rhyme with Kala (כלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Kala (כלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kala (כלה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.