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כִּלְיָהnoun feminine only plural
kidneys (Late Hebrew
כִּלְיָה (plural); Aramaic
כּוּלְיָא or
כּוֺלְיָא (only plural),

; Ethiopic
ᵐ5οἱ νεφροί); — absolute plural
כְּלָיוֺתJeremiah 11:20 5t.;
כְּלָֹיתExodus 29:13 13t.; construct
כִּלְיוֺתDeuteronomy 32:14;
Isaiah 34:6; suffix
כִּלְיוֺתַיJob 16:3 2t.;
כִּלְֹיתַיJob 19:27;
כִּלְיוֺתָ֑יPsalm 16:7;
Proverbs 23:16;
כִּלְֹיתָ֑יPsalm 139:13;
Lamentations 3:13;
כִּלְיוֺתֵיהֶםJeremiah 12:2; —
kidneys:1 literally, as physical organ,
a.of man, only in poetry, as created by ׳יPsalm 139:13; as the most sensitive and vital part, in metaphor of one wounded by ׳יs arrows Job 16:13; Lamentations 3:13.
b.of sacrificial animals, offered as choice part to׳יLeviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 9:10,19; שְׁתֵּי׳הַכּExodus 29:13,22; Leviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 8:16,25 (all P); in figure of sacrifice Edomites חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת אֵילִיםIsaiah 34:6; transferred to wheat,חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֺת חִטָּהDeuteronomy 32:14kidney-fat (i.e. the choicest, richest) of wheat.
2 figurative, as seat of emotion and affection Job 19:27; Proverbs 23:16; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 73:21; קָרוֺב אַתָּה בְּפִיהֶם׳וְרָחוֺק מִכּJeremiah 12:2near art thou in their mouth, and far from their affections; hence, as involving character, the object of God's examination, always "" וָלֵב ׃לֵב׳כֹּחֵן כJeremiah 11:20 compare Psalm 7:10, ׳חֹקֵר לֵב כֹּחֵן כJeremiah 17:10, וָלֵב׳בֹּחֵן צַדִּיק רֹאֶה כJeremiah 20:12, וְלִבִּי׳צָרְו֯פָה כPsalm 26:2.
כַּלָּה, כְּלוּלָה see below II. כלל.
כלח (√ of I. כֶּלַח, meaning dubious; Arabic
is contract the face, look hard, stern; 
a hard year (though dearth, etc.)).
Strong's Hebrew: 3629. כְּלָיוֹת (kilyah) — 31 Occurrences
Exodus 29:13
HEB:וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֖לֶב
NAS: and the two kidneys and the fat
KJV: and the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that
Exodus 29:22
HEB:וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙
NAS: and the two kidneys and the fat
KJV: and the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: of the liver and the two kidneys and the fat after
Leviticus 3:4
HEB:וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙
NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat
KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: and the two kidneys the fat which
Leviticus 3:4
HEB:הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָי֖וֹת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys.
KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove
Leviticus 3:10
HEB:וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙
NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat
KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: and the two kidneys the fat which
Leviticus 3:10
HEB:הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys.
KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove
Leviticus 3:15
HEB:וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙
NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat
KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: and the two kidneys the fat which
Leviticus 3:15
HEB:הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys.
KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove
Leviticus 4:9
HEB:וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙
NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat
KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: and the two kidneys the fat which
Leviticus 4:9
HEB:הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָי֖וֹת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: which he shall remove with the kidneys
KJV: above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,
INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove
Leviticus 7:4
HEB:וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַחֵ֙לֶב֙
NAS: and the two kidneys with the fat
KJV: And the two kidneys, and the fat
INT: and the two kidneys the fat which
Leviticus 7:4
HEB:הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: he shall remove with the kidneys.
KJV: [that is] above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:
INT: the liver with the kidneys shall remove
Leviticus 8:16
HEB:וְאֶת־ שְׁתֵּ֥י הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת וְאֶֽת־ חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן
NAS: and the two kidneys and their fat;
KJV: and the two kidneys, and their fat,
INT: of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat offered
Leviticus 8:25
HEB:וְאֶת־ שְׁתֵּ֥י הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת וְאֶֽת־ חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן
NAS: and the two kidneys and their fat
KJV: and the two kidneys, and their fat,
INT: of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat thigh
Leviticus 9:10
HEB:הַחֵ֨לֶב וְאֶת־ הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת
NAS: The fat and the kidneys and the lobe
KJV: But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul
INT: the fat and the kidneys and the lobe above
Leviticus 9:19
HEB:הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת הַכָּבֵֽד׃
NAS: and the [fat] covering, and the kidneys and the lobe
KJV: and that which covereth [the inwards], and the kidneys, and the caul
INT: the fat and the covering and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver
Deuteronomy 32:14
HEB:עִם־ חֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת חִטָּ֑ה וְדַם־
KJV: with the fat of kidneys of wheat;
INT: With fat of kidneys of the wheat blood
Job 16:13
HEB:רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל
NAS: He splits my kidneys open;
KJV: he cleaveth my reins asunder,
INT: his arrows splits my kidneys Without mercy
Job 19:27
HEB:זָ֑ר כָּל֖וּ כִלְיֹתַ֣י בְּחֵקִֽי׃
NAS: and not another. My heart faints
KJV: and not another; [though] my reins be consumed
INT: another faints my heart within
Psalm 7:9
HEB:וּבֹחֵ֣ן לִ֭בּ֗וֹת וּכְלָי֗וֹת אֱלֹהִ֥ים צַדִּֽיק׃
NAS: tries the hearts and minds.
KJV: trieth the hearts and reins.
INT: tries the hearts and minds God the righteous
Psalm 16:7
HEB:לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃
NAS: me; Indeed, my mind instructs
KJV: who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct
INT: the night instructs my mind
Psalm 26:2
HEB:(צָרְפָ֖ה ק) כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃
NAS: and try me; Test my mind and my heart.
KJV: me; try my reins and my heart.
INT: and try cast my mind and my heart
Psalm 73:21
HEB:יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן׃
NAS: And I was pierced within,
KJV: and I was pricked in my reins.
INT: was embittered my heart within was pierced
Psalm 139:13
HEB:אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן
NAS: For You formed my inward parts; You wove
KJV: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered
INT: You formed my inward wove womb
Proverbs 23:16
HEB: וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה כִלְיוֹתָ֑י בְּדַבֵּ֥ר שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָ
NAS:And my inmost being will rejoice
KJV:Yea, my reins shall rejoice,
INT: will rejoice and my inmost speak your lips
Isaiah 34:6
HEB:וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים מֵחֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת אֵילִ֑ים כִּ֣י
NAS: With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
KJV: with the fat of the kidneys of rams:
INT: and goats the fat of the kidneys of rams has a
Jeremiah 11:20
HEB:צֶ֔דֶק בֹּחֵ֥ן כְּלָי֖וֹת וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה
NAS: Who tries the feelings and the heart,
KJV: that triest the reins and the heart,
INT: righteously tries the feelings and the heart see
Jeremiah 12:2
HEB:בְּפִיהֶ֔ם וְרָח֖וֹק מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: to their lips But far from their mind.
KJV: and far from their reins.
INT: to their lips far their mind
Jeremiah 17:10
HEB:לֵ֖ב בֹּחֵ֣ן כְּלָי֑וֹת וְלָתֵ֤ת לְאִישׁ֙
NAS: I test the mind, Even to give
KJV: [I] try the reins, even to give
INT: the heart test the mind to give to each
Jeremiah 20:12
HEB:צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה כְלָי֖וֹת וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה
NAS: Who see the mind and the heart;
KJV: [and] seest the reins and the heart,
INT: the righteous see the mind and the heart see
Lamentations 3:13
HEB: הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃
NAS: To enter into my inward parts.
KJV: of his quiver to enter into my reins.
INT: to enter my inward the arrows of his quiver