כּלב
keleb
keh'-leb
From an unused root meaning to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
KJV Usage: dog.
כּלב
keleb
keh'-leb
From an unused root meaning to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
כּלב
1. dog
a. dog (literal)
b. contempt or abasement (fig.)
c. of pagan sacrifice
d. of male cult prostitute (fig.)
Origin: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack
TWOT: 981a
Parts of Speech: Noun Masculine
- כֶּ֫לֶב
- ke.lev
- H:N-M
- dog
- 1) dog
1a) dog (literal)
1b) contempt or abasement (fig.)
1c) of pagan sacrifice
1d) of male cult prostitute (fig.)