כליה

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כליה

/kilˈjɔː/ [kʰilˈjɔː]
/kilˈjɔ/ [kʰilˈjɔː]
/kilˈja/ Modern Israeli

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Compare Arabic كُلْيَة (kulya, “kidney”), كُلْوَة (kulwa, “kidney”) and Amharic ኩላሊት (kulalit).

noun כִּלְיָה · kilyá · כְּלָיוֹת · כִּלְיַת־ · כִּלְיוֹת־

kidney וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵהֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַכְּסָלִים וְאֶת־הַיֹּתֶרֶת עַל־הַכָּבֵד עַל־הַכְּלָיֹת יְסִירֶנָּה׃
Biblical, figuratively seat of emotion, conscience בְּחָנֵנִי יְהוָה וְנַסֵּנִי צרופה [צָרְפָה] כִלְיוֹתַי וְלִבִּי׃

In English

kidney an organ in the body

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כליה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}