Kelev כֶּ֫לֶב

Kelev (Hebrew כֶּ֫לֶב, Strong's H3611) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “dog”. It occurs 32 times in 31 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Kelev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 11:7
  But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
• Exodus 22:31
  And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 23:18
  Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

Judges

• Judges 7:5
  So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.So Gideon brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 17:43
  And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
• 1 Samuel 24:14
  After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 3:8
  Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish–bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
• 2 Samuel 9:8
  And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
• 2 Samuel 16:9
  Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 14:11
  Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath spoken it.Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.
• 1 Kings 16:4
  Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
• 1 Kings 21:19
  And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
• 1 Kings 21:23
  And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
• 1 Kings 21:24
  Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
• 1 Kings 22:38
  And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake.And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 8:13
  And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
• 2 Kings 9:10
  And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
• 2 Kings 9:36
  Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.

Job

• Job 30:1
  But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to entrust with my sheep dogs.

Psalms

• Psalm 22:16
  For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
• Psalm 22:20
  Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
• Psalm 59:6
  They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
• Psalm 59:14
  And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
• Psalm 68:23
  That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”

Proverbs

• Proverbs 26:11
  As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
• Proverbs 26:17
  He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 9:4
  For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 56:10
  His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
• Isaiah 56:11
  Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
• Isaiah 66:3
  He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 15:3
  And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).