כּוּל, כִּיל ch. same. Perf. כָּל; part. כָּאֵיל, כָּיֵיל. Targ. O. Ex. XVI, 18 (Y. אָכִילוּ Af.). Targ. Ruth. III, 15. Targ. Is. XXVII, 8.—Men. 53ᵇ כי קא כייל וכ׳ when he measures, he measures by &c. Ab. Zar. 71ᵇ אק כ׳ ודמי וכ׳ he measures and pours (the wine) into &c. Ned. 51ᵃ, v. אֲכַל II.—Ḥull. 12ᵃ, a. e. לכי תֵיכוּל עלה כורא דמילחא (I will tell you,) if you will measure out for it a kor of salt (a jesting remark). Kidd. 79ᵇ כולי עלמא כַּיְילֵי ליה וכ׳ to all the world (wisdom) has been measured in a small kab, and to this scholar in a large kab, i.e. he wants to be wiser than all the world.
Af. - אָכִיל same. Targ. Y. Ex. XVI, 18, v. supra. Targ. Y. II, Gen. XXXVIII, 26 מָכִיל (not מְ׳).
Pa. - כַּיֵּיל (denom. of כְּלָלָא) to generalize; lay down a rule. Keth. 60ᵃ, v. כְּלָלָא.
Ithpe. - אִתְכִּיל, אִתְכַּל to be measured. Targ. Y. II, Gen. l. c. Targ. Is. XL, 12; a. e.