כלב
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See also: כּלבֿ
Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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כ־ל־ב (k-l-b) |

Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒌨𒂠 (kalbum) and Arabic كَلْب (kalb).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /kalb/
Noun[edit]
כֶּלֶב • (kélev) m (plural indefinite כְּלָבִים, singular construct כֶּלֶב־, plural construct כַּלְבֵי־, feminine counterpart כַּלְבָּה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- A dog, especially a male dog.
- (derogatory) scoundrel, bitch
Declension[edit]
Declension of כֶּלֶב
Derived terms[edit]
- כֶּלֶב־יָם (kélev-yam)
- כֶּלֶב כְּנַעֲנִי (kelev k'na'ani)
- כֶּלֶב־נָהָר (kélev-náhar)
- כְּלַבְלַב (k'lavláv)
- כַּלְבָן (kalbán)
- כַּלֶּבֶת (kalévet)
- קור כלבים / קֹר כְּלָבִים (kor klavím)
Yiddish[edit]
Noun[edit]
כלב • (kelev) m, plural כלבים (klovem)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of כּלבֿ (kelev).
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root כ־ל־ב
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֶטֶל
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew derogatory terms
- he:Dogs
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns
- Yiddish unpointed forms