Strong's Hebrew · H3201
H3201 yâkôl
יָכֹל
yaw-kole'
be able
Looking for Greek G3201 mémphomai? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3201. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
yâkôl appears 193 times in Scripture, including Genesis 13:6 and Genesis 13:16. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
In the King James Version
be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Derivation
or (fuller) יָכוֹל; a primitive root;
Appears 193 times in Scripture
“But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.””
“Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.”
“Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.”
“Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.”
“Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.”
“But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’”
“And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.””
“Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.”
“But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.”
“I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
