כֶּלֶב
keleb · keh'-leb
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack;
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
- a dog
- hence, (by euphemism) a male prostitute
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dog.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads › the house, what is within
The open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כֶּלֶב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
32 occurrences · 32 OT · 0 NT · 26 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- dog4 · 13%
- and the dogs3 · 9%
- as a dog2 · 6%
- shall the dogs2 · 6%
- shall dogs2 · 6%
- the dogs2 · 6%
- a dog2 · 6%
- like a dog2 · 6%
- dogs2 · 6%
- shall not a dog1 · 3%
- it to the dogs1 · 3%
- of a dog1 · 3%
- am i a dog1 · 3%
- am i a dog's1 · 3%
- where dogs1 · 3%
- with the dogs1 · 3%
- for dogs1 · 3%
- of the dog1 · 3%
- of thy dogs1 · 3%
- a dog's1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.