What does כָּלַם · αἰσχύνη mean in the Bible?
כָּלַם · αἰσχύνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "disgrace or public humiliation".
Hebrew · H3637, G152
כְּלִמָּה
Properly, to wound ; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult · shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely)
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כָּלַם H3637 properly, to wound ; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
αἰσχύνη G152 shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely)
Pronunciation aischýnē
Shame as inward emotion (subjective) or external disgrace (objective), including shameful deeds.
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What does כְּלִמָּה (kelimmah) mean in the Bible?
כָּלַם · αἰσχύνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "disgrace or public humiliation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3637, G152?
H3637, G152 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. disgrace or public humiliation
Source Gloss
disgrace or public humiliation
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 18
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 13×
Perfect 2Chr 30:15 · Ezek 43:11 · Isa 45:16 · Isa 50:7 · Jer 31:19 5×
Participle active 1Chr 19:5 · 2Sam 10:5 · Ps 74:21 3×
Imperfect Isa 45:17 · Num 12:14 2×
Jussive Isa 54:4 · Ps 69:7 2×
Infinitive construct Jer 3:3 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Participle active Job 11:3 · Judg 18:7 2×
Infinitive construct Jer 6:15 1×
Imperfect Prov 28:7 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Perfect 1Sam 25:15 1×
Word Origins
כְּלִמָּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain