כְּלִיא (kĕlîʾ) is a Hebrew noun meaning prison. It appears 4 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3628).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 980b)

Root family 980: כָלָא kālāʾ — withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid. (ASV, RSV similar.)

• כָּלָא kālāʾ — shut up
• כֶּלֶא keleʾ — confinement
• כִּלְאַיִם kilʾayim — two kinds
• מִכְלָה miklâ — enclosure

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