# כֶּלֶב (kelev) Israeli respelling: ke-lev. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H3611. 31 Old Testament occurrences. a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute King James renderings: dog. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/kelev-h3611 ## Occurrences - [Exodus 11:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 pu… - [Exodus 22:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [Deuteronomy 23:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 ab… - [Judges 7:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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… - [1 Samuel 17:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [1 Samuel 24:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [2 Samuel 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/3/8) — Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the… - [2 Samuel 9:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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? - [2 Samuel 16:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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… - [1 Kings 14:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 hat… - [1 Kings 16:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [1 Kings 21:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, say… - [1 Kings 21:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/21/23) — And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. - [1 Kings 21:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [1 Kings 22:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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… - [2 Kings 8:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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… - [2 Kings 9:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [2 Kings 9:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, sayi… - [Job 30:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [Psalms 22:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/16) — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. - [Psalms 22:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/20) — Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. - [Psalms 59:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/59/6) — They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. - [Psalms 59:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/59/14) — And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. - [Psalms 68:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/68/23) — That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. - [Proverbs 26:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/26/11) — As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. - [Proverbs 26:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [Ecclesiastes 9:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [Isaiah 56:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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. - [Isaiah 56:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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… - [Isaiah 66:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 i… - [Jeremiah 15:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 beas…