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

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

k.bj.ab

כֶּ֫לֶב n.m. I S 24:15 dog (NH id.; Ph.

כלב ; Aram.

כֶּ֫לְבָּא , lang=syr: Syriac; Ar. lang=ara: Arabic; Eth. lang=gez: Ethiopic As. lang=akk: kalbu DI HWB 328)—abs.

כ׳ Ju 7:5 + 16 t.,

כָּ֑לֶב ψ 59:7, 15; pl.

כְּלָבִים 1 K 14:11 + 12 t.; cstr.

כַּלְבֵי Jb 30:1; sf.

כְּלָבֶיךָ ψ 68:24;— dog:

a lit. 1 K 14:11 16:4 21:19, 19, 23, 24 22:38 2 K 9:10, 36 (all of fierce, hungry dogs, devouring dead bodies and licking blood); cf. Je 15:3 and (
לְשׁוֹן כְּלָבֶיךָ ) ψ 68:24; eating torn flesh, Ex 22:30 (E),

כַּלְבֵי צֹאנִי = my sheep-dogs, only Jb 30:1 (in both these with implied inferiority); dog-sacrifice was a heathen rite Is 66:3 (Di al.); v. esp. RS Sem. 1, 273 (291), 325 (343); in various sim. Ju 7:5 Pr 26:11, 17 ψ 59:7, 15; in proverbial sayings:

לֹא יֶֽחֱרַץ־כ׳ לְשֹׁנוֹ Ex 11:7 (v. I.

חרץ );

לְכ׳ מֵת טוֹב מִן־הָאַרְיֵה הַמֵּֽת
Ec 9:4.
b applied, fig., to men, in contempt I S 17:43, so of psalmist’s enemies ψ 22:17, 21, or in excessive humility 2 K 8:13; still more emphatically
כ׳ מֵת a dead dog,

הָכּ׳ הַמֵּת 2 S 9:8 16:9; also

רֹאשׁ כ׳ 3:8;

כְּלָבִים אִלְּמִים Is 56:10 (of misleading prophets),

הַכּ׳ עַזֵּי נֶפֶשׁ v 11 ( id.);

כ׳ was name given to male temple-prostitutes Dt 23:19 (v. Dr; cf.

קָדֵשׁ ).

Appears in a total of 31 verses:

EXO 22:30

OET-LV: 30  And_people _of holiness you(pl)_will _be to_me and_flesh/body in _the_field a _torn _animal not you(pl)_must _eat to_dog[s] you(pl)_will _throw DOM_him/it. (EXO 22:30)

OET-RV: 31 You must be different from others because you’re dedicated to me. So you mustn’t eat the meat of animals that are mauled in the countryside—throw it to the dogs instead. (EXO 22:31)

KI2 9:36

OET-LV: 36 And_they _returned and_they _told to_him/it and_he/it _said is_the _message _of YHWH it which he _spoke by_the _hand _of his _servant _of_his ʼĒliy^yāh the_Tishbiy to_say in_the _territory _of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) the_dogs they _will _devour DOM the _flesh _of ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel). (KI2 9:36)

OET-RV: 36 They came back inside and told him, “It’s just like what Yahweh said via his servant the Tishbite Eliyah, when he said that the dogs would eat Izevel’s flesh just outside Yizre’el, (KI2 9:36)

KI1 22:38

OET-LV: 38 And_someone _washed _off DOM the_chariot at the _pool _of Shomrōn and_ the_dogs _they _lapped _up DOM blood _of_his and_the_prostitutes they _bathed according_to _the _message _of YHWH which he _had _spoken. (KI1 22:38)

OET-RV: 38 They washed out the chariot beside the pool in Shomron (where the prostitutes bathed themselves), and dogs licked up the blood, just as Yahweh had said would happen. (KI1 22:38)

KI1 21:19

OET-LV: 19 And_you _will _speak to_him/it to_say thus YHWH he _says have_you _murdered and_also have _you _taken _possession and_you _will _speak to_him/it to_say thus YHWH he _says in_the _place _of (of)_where the_dogs they _lapped _up DOM the _blood _of Nāⱱōt the_dogs they _will _lap _up DOM blood _of_your also you. (KI1 21:19)

OET-RV: 19 Tell him that Yahweh’s asking if he’s taking possession of the property of a murdered man. Then tell him that Yahweh wants him to know that the dogs will lick his blood in the same place where Navot died and the dogs came and licked up his blood.” (KI1 21:19)

KI1 16:4

OET-LV: 4 The_one_who_dies of_Baˊshāʼ in_city the_dogs they _will _devour and_the_one_who_dies to_him/it in _the_field the _bird[s]_of the_heavens they _will _devour. (KI1 16:4)

OET-RV: 4 The bodies of those in your family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the countryside will be eaten by vultures. (KI1 16:4)

PSA 68:24

OET-LV: 24  So _that foot _of_your it _may _smash in_blood the _tongue _of your(pl)_dogs _of_your will_be_from_the_enemies portion _of_its. (PSA 68:24)

OET-RV: 23 so that you can crush your enemies—dipping your foot in blood,
⇔ and so that your dogs’ tongues can have their share too from your enemies.” (PSA 68:23)

JOB 30:1

OET-LV: 30 And_now they _have _laughed on_me people_young more_than _me to_days whom I _rejected fathers _of_their to_put with the _dogs _of my _flock _of_my. (JOB 30:1)

OET-RV: 30 But now those who are younger than me laugh at me—
⇔ those whose fathers I would have refused to have join my sheepdogs! (JOB 30:1)

SA2 3:8

OET-LV: 8 And_it _glowed/burnt to_ʼAⱱnēr exceedingly on the _words/messages _of Ish- bshet and_he/it _said the_head _of a _dog am_I which belongs_to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) the_day I _show loyalty with the _house _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) father _of_your to brothers _of_his and_near/to friend[s]_of_his _close and_not I_have _delivered _you in_the _hand _of Dāvid and_you _have _visited on_me the _guilt _of the_woman the_day. (SA2 3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Abner became very angry at this challenge from Iysh-Boshet and snapped back, “Do you think I’m Yehudah’s dog hiding out over here? Today I’ve been helping Sha’ul’s family: your father, his brothers, and his friends, and I won’t let you fall into David’s hands. Yet today you bring some charge against me to do with a woman? (SA2 3:8)

KI2 9:10

OET-LV: 10 And_DOM ʼĪzeⱱel the_dogs they _will _devour in_the _territory _of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) and_there_will_not_be one _who_buries_her and_he _opened the_door and_he _fled. (KI2 9:10)

OET-RV: 10 The dogs will eat Izevel’s body where she dies in Yizre’el—she won’t be buried.” Then he opened the door and rushed away. (KI2 9:10)

SA2 16:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ ʼAⱱīshay the _son _of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) _he/it _said to the_king to/for_what the_dog (the)_dead the_this will _he _curse DOM my_master the_king let _me _pass _over please and_let _me _remove DOM his/its_head. (SA2 16:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Tseruyah’s son Abishai asked the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my master the king? Please, let me cross over and lop off his head.” (SA2 16:9)

KI1 14:11

OET-LV: 11 The_one_who_dies of_Yārāⱱəˊām in_city the_dogs they _will _devour and_the_one_who_dies in _the_field the _bird[s]_of the_heavens they _will _devour if/because YHWH he _has _spoken. (KI1 14:11)

OET-RV: 11 The family members who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the countryside will be eaten by birds. All this comes from Yahweh.’ (KI1 14:11)

KI1 21:24

OET-LV: 24 The_one_who_dies of_ʼAḩʼāⱱ in_city the_dogs they _will _devour and_the_one_who_dies in _the_field the _bird[s]_of the_heavens they _will _devour. (KI1 21:24)

OET-RV: 24 The bodies of any of your family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and any who die in the countryside will be eaten by birds.” (KI1 21:24)

DEU 23:19

OET-LV: 19  Not you _will _bring the_hire _of a _prostitute and_the_price _of a _dog the _house _of YHWH god _of_your to/from_all/each/any/every vow if/because are_(the)_abomination _of YHWH god _of_your also both _of_of _them. (DEU 23:19)

OET-RV: 18 Don’t allow anyone woman or man to bring any part of their wages as a secular prostitute into your god Yahweh’s temple, because both female and male prostitution is abhorrent to him. (DEU 23:18)

SA1 17:43

OET-LV: 43 And_ the_Philistine _he/it _said to Dāvid a_dog am_I that/for/because/then/when you are_coming to_me with_staves and_ the_Philistine _he _cursed DOM Dāvid by_gods _of_his. (SA1 17:43)

OET-RV: 43 and asked him, “Are you coming to me with a stick because you think I’m a dog?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods. (SA1 17:43)

PSA 59:15

OET-LV: 15  And_they _return to_evening they _growl like_dog and_they _go _around the_city. (PSA 59:15)

OET-RV: 14 At evening they return,
⇔ howling like dogs prowling around the city. (PSA 59:14)

PSA 59:7

OET-LV: 7  They _return to_evening they _growl like_dog and_they _go _around the_city. (PSA 59:7)

OET-RV: 6 They return in the evening, growling like dogs
⇔ and prowl around the city. (PSA 59:6)

PRO 26:11

OET-LV: 11 Like_a _dog which_returns to vomit _of_its _own a _fool who_repeats (in)_foolishness _of_his. (PRO 26:11)

OET-RV: 11 ⇔A fool who keeps doing the same foolish things,
⇔ is like a dog that returns to its vomit. (PRO 26:11)

EXO 11:7

OET-LV: 7 And_to/for_all the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not a _dog it _will _sharpen tongue _of_its to_from_a _human and_unto livestock so _that you(pl)_may _know which/who YHWH he _distinguishes between Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_between Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EXO 11:7)

OET-RV: 7 But amongst the Israelis, the dogs won’t growl at any person or animals so that you’ll know that Yahweh distinguishes between Egypt and Yisrael. (EXO 11:7)

ECC 9:4

OET-LV: 4 If/because who is _the _one_who he _is _united to all _of the_living there_is hope if/because to_a _dog living it is_good more _than the_lion (the)_dead. (ECC 9:4)

OET-RV: 4 Anyone who’s joined to the living has hope,
⇔ because a dog that’s alive is better than a lion that’s dead, (ECC 9:4)

ISA 56:11

OET-LV: 11 And_the_dogs are_mighty _of appetite not they _know satiety and_they are_shepherds not they _know to _understand of _them _of_all to_their _own _of_way they _have _turned everyone to_his _own _of_unjust _gain from_end _of_his. (ISA 56:11)

OET-RV: 11 The dogs have a fierce appetite—they’re never full.
⇔ The shepherds know nothing and don’t understand.
⇔ They’ve all gone their own way and make money from their illegal sidelines. (ISA 56:11)

PSA 22:21

OET-LV: 21  Deliver from_the_sword life _of_my from_the_hand _of a _dog my _only _of_life. (PSA 22:21)

OET-RV: 20 Save my life from the sword—
⇔ ≈ my very existence from the clutch of wild dogs. (PSA 22:20)

ISA 66:3

OET-LV: 3 one _who_slaughters (the)_ox one _who_strikes _down _of (of)_a _person one _who_sacrifices (the)_lamb one _who_breaks _the _neck _of a _dog one _who_offers _up _of (of)_a _grain _offering the_blood _of a _pig one _who_offers _as _a _memorial frankincense one _who_blesses wickedness also they they _have _chosen (in)_their_own _of_ways and _(in)_their_detestable _of_things self _of_their it _has _delighted. (ISA 66:3)

OET-RV: ⇔  3 The same person who slaughters a bull (to sacrifice), also murders a person.
⇔ ≈ The one who sacrifices a lamb, breaks a dog’s neck.
⇔ Someone who brings up a grain offering, also brings pigs’ blood.
⇔ ≈ A person who offers incense as a memorial, blesses wickedness as well.
⇔ → They’ve chosen their own ways, and enjoy their detestable behaviour. (ISA 66:3)

PSA 22:17

OET-LV: 17  If/because they_have _surrounded _me dogs a _company _of evil-doers they_have _encircled _me like_lion hands _of_my and_feet _of_my. (PSA 22:17)

OET-RV: 16 because dogs have surrounded me.
⇔ ≈ A band of evil men has encircled me.
⇔ They’ve pierced my hands and my feet. (PSA 22:16)

SA1 24:15

OET-LV: 15  After whom the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) has _he _come _out after whom are_you pursuing after a _dog dead after a _flea one. (SA1 24:15)

OET-RV: 14 Who has Yisrael’s king come to find? Who are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea? (SA1 24:14)

JDG 7:5

OET-LV: 5 And_he _brought _down DOM the_people to the_waters and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Gidˊōn every one_who he _will _lap _up with_tongue _of_his some _of the_waters just_as the_dog it _laps _up you _will _set him alone_one _side and_all/each/any/every one_who he _will _bow _down on knees _of_his to_drink. (JDG 7:5)

OET-RV: 5 So he took them down to the water and Yahweh told him, “Separate out those who lap up the water with their tongues like a dog would, along with those who kneel down to drink.” (JDG 7:5)

KI2 8:13

OET-LV: 13 And_ Ḩₐzā^ʼēl _he/it _said if/because _that what servant _of_is_your the_dog that/for/because/then/when he _will _do the_thing (the)_great the_this and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he/it _said he_has _shown _me YHWH you king over ʼArām. (KI2 8:13)

OET-RV: 13 Haza’el asked, “But how could your servant be in a position to do such a major thing when he’s only minor, like a dog in the palace?”
¶ “Yahweh has let me see you as king over Aram.” Elisha replied. (KI2 8:13)

JER 15:3

OET-LV: 3 And_I _will _appoint over_them four kinds the _utterance _of YHWH DOM the_drought//sword/knife to_kill and_DOM the_dogs to_drag _away and_DOM the _bird[s]_of the_heavens and_DOM the _animal[s]_of the_earth/land to_devour and_to_destroy. (JER 15:3)

OET-RV: 3 Yahweh declares that he’ll assign them to four groups:

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1. killed by the sword,

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2. dragged away by wild dogs,

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3. assigned to the birds of prey, and

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4. assigned to be devoured and destroyed by wild animals.

(JER 15:3)

SA2 9:8

OET-LV: 8 And_he _bowed _down and_he/it _said what servant _of_is_your that/for/because/then/when you _have _turned to the_dog (the)_dead who is_like_me. (SA2 9:8)

OET-RV: 8 Mefiboshet bowed low and asked, “Your servant’s nothing more than a dead dog. Why would you care about me?” (SA2 9:8)

KI1 21:23

OET-LV: 23 And_also of_ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) YHWH he _has _spoken to_say the_dogs they _will _devour DOM ʼĪzeⱱel in_the _rampart _of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel). (KI1 21:23)

OET-RV: 23 Also concerning Izevel, Yahweh says that the dogs will eat her body by Yezreel’s city wall. (KI1 21:23)

PRO 26:17

OET-LV: 17 one _who_takes _hold on_the_ears _of a _dog one _who_passes _by who_becomes _furious on a _dispute which_not to_him/it. (PRO 26:17)

OET-RV: 17 The person who gets angry about a quarrel that’s nothing to do with them,
⇔ is like someone grabbing the ears of a dog that’s passing by. (PRO 26:17)

ISA 56:10

OET-LV: 10 Watchmen _of_its are_blind of _them _of_all not they _know of _them _of_all are_dogs dumb not they _are _able to_bark they_are_dreaming they_are_lying _down they_are_loving _of (of)_to_slumber. (ISA 56:10)

OET-RV: 10 All of its watchmen are blind—they don’t know what’s going on.
⇔ They’re all voiceless dogs, unable to bark.
⇔ They dream about lying down—enjoying a nap. (ISA 56:10)

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