Log in Download

Hebrew word study

כֶּלֶבkeleb — a dog

Pronounced “keh'-leb”

a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute

Translated in the King James as: dog.

Appears 32 times in Scripture

Origin: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack;

Read it in context & ask Abram about this word

Where it appears

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 11:7 Exodus 22:31

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 23:18

Judges — 1×

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 17:43 1 Sam 24:14

2 Samuel — 3×

2 Sam 3:8 2 Sam 9:8 2 Sam 16:9

1 Kings — 7×

1 Ki 14:11 1 Ki 16:4 1 Ki 21:19 1 Ki 21:23 1 Ki 21:24 1 Ki 22:38+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 3×

2 Ki 8:13 2 Ki 9:10 2 Ki 9:36

Job — 1×

Psalms — 5×

Psalms 22:16 Psalms 22:20 Psalms 59:6 Psalms 59:14 Psalms 68:23

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 26:11 Proverbs 26:17

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 56:10 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 66:3

Jeremiah — 1×

Browse more Greek & Hebrew word studies →

Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.