Dog

H3611
Hebrew
UBS
כֶּלֶב
kelebkeh'-leb
Noun Masculine

Definition

= relatively small light brown domestic animal, feeding on anything from household refuse to animal carcasses and excreta; ◄ |iCanis familiaris putiatini|i*; ► extremely unclean animal and therefore not to be eaten, though used for hunting and for watching sheep; ≈ considered almost as unclean as a {L:pig<SDBH:חֲזִיר>}; associated with all sorts of uncleanness, aggression, greediness, low status; used as derogatory term for male shrine prostitutes

Semantic Domains

Domestic Animals
Prostitutes

Etymology

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

KJV Translations

dog

Occurrences31
Frequency Rank#1003

Verse Usage

This word appears 31 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.