כלב
עברית
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כלב¹
- /kalb/
- /ˈkɛlɛv/
- [ˈkʰɛː.lɛv]
- /ˈkalav/
- [ˈkʰæːlæv]
- /ˈkelev/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *kalb-.
noun כֶּלֶב · kélev · kɛ́lɛḇ · כְּלָבִים · כֶּלֶב־ · כַּלְבֵי־
- dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding) כִּי סְבָבוּנִי כְּלָבִים
- scoundrel, bitch
כלב²
- /kaˈlev/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Related to כֶּלֶב (kélev, “dog”) above.
proper noun כָּלֵב · kalév
- a male given name, Caleb וְכָלֵב בֶּן חֶצְרוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת עֲזוּבָה אִשָּׁה וְאֶת יְרִיעוֹת וְאֵלֶּה בָנֶיהָ יֵשֶׁר וְשׁוֹבָב וְאַרְדּוֹן
In English
Talk about this word "כלב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%91. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. כלב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%91 "כלב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%91.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {כלב},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%91},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
