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.
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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).