כְּלוּלָה
ke.lu.lah
- betrothal
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: betrothal
betrothals, espousals
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: betrothal
Root √כלל: כלל כַּלָּה כַּלְּתָא כלא כלה כַּלָּה כלילא Arabic kallâtu closed bridal chamber closed chamber bride one closed in reserved one crowned crown (assumed as √ of foll. but dubious; cf. NH; Aram.; Ar.; As. expl. by Dl Prol. 130f. (cf. Id 11 WB 330) as prop,(ideogr. =), fr. √or, thence(cf. harem); acc. to RS K 136f. 292=, or(sc. for her husband); Ges al.(cf. Aram. etc.), but form much against this; Nö ZMG 1886, 737 'ventures no explanation').
כְּלוּלָה n.f betrothal Je 2:2 .;—only pl.