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Lexicon :: Strong's H3611 - keleḇ

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כֶּלֶב
Transliteration
keleḇ
Pronunciation
keh'-leb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack
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TWOT Reference: 981a

Strong’s Definitions

כֶּלֶב keleb, keh'-leb; from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute:—dog.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H3611 in the following manner: dog (32x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H3611 in the following manner: dog (32x).

  1. dog

    1. dog (literal)

    2. contempt or abasement (fig.)

    3. of pagan sacrifice

    4. of male cult prostitute (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כֶּלֶב keleb, keh'-leb; from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute:—dog.
STRONGS H3611: Abbreviations
† כֶּ֫לֶב noun masculine1Sam 24:15 dog (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician כלב; Aramaic כַּלְבָּא, bdb047611, Arabic bdb047612; Ethiopic bdb047613 Assyrian kalbu DlHWB 328) — absolute כ׳ Judges 7:5 + 16 times, כָּ֑לֶב Psalm 59:7; Psalm 59:15; plural כְּלָבִים 1 Kings 14:11 + 12 times; construct כַּלְבֵי Job 30:1; suffix כְּלָבֶיךָ Psalm 68:24; — dog:
a. literal 1 Kings 14:11; 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Kings 21:19 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 21:23, 24; 1 Kings 22:38; 2 Kings 9:10, 36 (all of fierce, hungry dogs, devouring dead bodies and licking blood); compare Jeremiah 15:3 and (לְשׁוֺן כְּלָבֶיךָ) Psalm 68:24; eating torn flesh, Exodus 22:30 (E), כַּלְבֵי צאֹנִי = my sheep-dogs, only Job 30:1 (in both these with implied inferiority); dog-sacrifice was a heathen rite Isaiah 66:3 (Di and others); see especially RSSemitic i, 273 (291), 325 (343); invarious simile Judges 7:5; Proverbs 26:11, 17; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 59:15; in proverbial sayings: לֹא לִשֹׁנוֺ יֶחֱרַץכֿ׳ Exodus 11:7 (see I. חרץ); מֵת טוֺב מִןֿ לְכ׳ הָאַרְיֵה הַמֵּת Ecclesiastes 9:4.
b. applied, figurative, to men, in contempt 1 Samuel 17:43, so of psalmist's enemies Psalm 22:17; Psalm 22:21, or in excessive humility 2 Kings 8:13; still more emphatically מֵת כ׳ a dead dog, הַמֵּת הַכּ׳ 2 Samuel 9:8; 2 Samuel 16:9; also ראֹשׁ כ׳ 2 Samuel 3:8; כְּלָבִים אִלְּמִים Isaiah 56:10 (of misleading prophets), עַזֵּי נֶפֶשׁ הַכּ׳ Isaiah 56:11 (id.); כ׳ was name given to male temple-prostitutes Deuteronomy 23:19 (see Dr; compare H6945 קָדֵשׁ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

11:7; 22:30

Deuteronomy

23:19

Judges

7:5; 7:5

1 Samuel

17:43; 24:15

2 Samuel

3:8; 9:8; 16:9

1 Kings

14:11; 14:11; 16:4; 21:19; 21:23; 21:24; 22:38

2 Kings

8:13; 9:10; 9:36

Job

30:1; 30:1

Psalms

22:17; 22:21; 59:7; 59:7; 59:15; 59:15; 68:24; 68:24

Proverbs

26:11; 26:17

Ecclesiastes

9:4

Isaiah

56:10; 56:11; 66:3

Jeremiah

15:3

H3611

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Strong's Number H3611 matches the Hebrew כֶּלֶב (keleḇ),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:7 - But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Jehovah doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:31 - And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - So he brought down the people unto the water: and Jehovah said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:43 - And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:14 - After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8 - Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David; and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:8 - And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:9 - Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:11 - Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:4 - Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19 - And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:23 - And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:24 - Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there); according unto the word of Jehovah which he spake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:13 - And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, Jehovah hath showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:10 - And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36 - Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:1 -
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision,
Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:16 -
For dogs have compassed me:
A company of evil-doers have inclosed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:20 -
Deliver my soul from the sword,
My darling from the power of the dog.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6 -
They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go round about the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14 -
And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog,
And go round about the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:23 -
That thou mayest crush them, dipping thy foot in blood,
That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 -
As a dog that returneth to his vomit,
So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:17 -
He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,
Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:4 - For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10 - His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:3 - He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine’s blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:3 - And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
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