כֶּלֶבkeleb

Meanings

Same root

• כָּלֵבKâlêb · H3612Caleb, the name of three Israelites
• כְּלוּבkᵉlûwb · H3619a bird-trap (as furnished with a clap-stick or treadle to spring it); hence, a basket (as resembling a wicker cage)

Where it appears

Appears 32 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 11:7 But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites.
• Exodus 22:31 “You must be my holy people. Therefore, do not eat any animal that has been torn up and killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs.
• Deuteronomy 23:18 When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the Lord your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the Lord your God.
• Judges 7:5 When Gideon took his warriors down to the water, the Lord told him, “Divide the men into two groups. In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group put all those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream.”
• 1 Samuel 17:43 “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods.
• 1 Samuel 24:14 Who is the king of Israel trying to catch anyway? Should he spend his time chasing one who is as worthless as a dead dog or a single flea?