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כֶּלֶב H3611

H3611 is the Hebrew word כֶּלֶב, transliterated keleb and said keh'-leb. The King James Version most often renders it dogs.

Word: כֶּלֶבTransliteration: kelebSaid: keh'-lebLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 28 verses

What it means

a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute.

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 29 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

dogs 13×dog 11×dog's 2×like a dog 2×where dogs 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: dog.

Verses using כֶּלֶב

All 28 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 11:7 · KJV

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 the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

Deuteronomy 23:18 · KJV

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Judges 7:5 · KJV

So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD 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.

1 Samuel 17:43 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 24:14 · KJV

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

2 Samuel 3:8 · KJV

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

2 Samuel 9:8 · KJV

And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

2 Samuel 16:9 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 14:11 · KJV

Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.

1 Kings 16:4 · KJV

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.

1 Kings 21:19 · KJV

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

1 Kings 21:23 · KJV

And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

1 Kings 21:24 · KJV

Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

1 Kings 22:38 · KJV

And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.

2 Kings 8:13 · KJV

And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.

2 Kings 9:10 · KJV

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.

2 Kings 9:36 · KJV

Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

Job 30:1 · KJV

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Psalm 22:16 · KJV

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 59:6 · KJV

They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Psalm 59:14 · KJV

And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Proverbs 26:11 · KJV

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Proverbs 26:17 · KJV

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 · KJV

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Isaiah 56:10 · KJV

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

Isaiah 56:11 · KJV

Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Isaiah 66:3 · KJV

He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

Jeremiah 15:3 · KJV

And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3611 mean?

H3611 is the Hebrew word כֶּלֶב (keleb), meaning a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute.

How is H3611 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it dogs (13 times), dog (11 times), dog's (2 times), like a dog (2 times), where dogs (1 time).

How many times does H3611 appear in the Bible?

כֶּלֶב (keleb) is tagged in 28 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3611 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack.

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