Strong H3625כֶּ֫לַח
Calah
- Transliteration
- kelach
- Pronunciation
- keh'-lakh
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
The same as H3624; {Kelach} a place in Assyria: - Calah.
Meaning of the name
Calah = "vigour"
Detailed definition
Calah was an ancient Assyrian city built by Nimrod, along with Nineveh and Resen.
In the biblical story
Calah
Ancient Assyrian city built by Nimrod
Calah was an ancient Assyrian city built by Nimrod, along with Nineveh and Resen.
In the Bible
Strong H3625 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- calah2
First verses
- Genesis 10:11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
- Genesis 10:12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.