קָלוֹןqâlôwn
ignominy, dishonour
Pronunciation: kaw-lone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7036
Meanings
1. of national ignominy (Hosea 4:7; Hosea 4:18; Jeremiah 46:12)
2. personal dishonour, disgrace (Isaiah 22:18; Job 10:25; Proverbs 3:35)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Job 10:15 If I am guilty, too bad for me; and even if I’m innocent, I can’t hold my head high, because I am filled with shame and misery.
- Psalms 83:16 Utterly disgrace them until they submit to your name, O Lord.
- Proverbs 3:35 The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!
- Proverbs 6:33 He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased.
- Proverbs 9:7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
- Proverbs 11:2 Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).