{"def":{"short":"to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)","long":["to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid",["(Qal)",["to shut up","to restrain","to withhold"],"(Niphal) to be restrained","(Piel) to finish"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"kɔːˈlɔːʔ","ipa_mod":"kɑːˈlɑːʔ","sbl":"kālāʾ","dic":"kaw-LAW","dic_mod":"ka-LA"}}