Library Home>All Subjects>C Subjects>Calcol, Chalcol

Calcol, Chalcol

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(nourishment). A Judahite (1 Chron. 2:6⁶And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chronicles 2:6)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Zerah, descendant of Judah (1 Chron. 2:6⁶And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chronicles 2:6)). Probably the same as CHALCOL in 1 Kings 4:31³¹For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. (1 Kings 4:31), the Hebrew letters being the same.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3633 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kalkol

Phonic:

kal-kole’

Meaning:

from 3557; sustenance; Calcol, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Calcol, Chalcol

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

nourished: comprehended

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

I am made superior:―son of Mahol [CALCOL], 1 Kings 4:31. {Superior fio}