Hebrew · H3639, G152 · unreviewed

כְּלִמָּה

Disgrace · shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely)

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כְּלִמָּה H3639 disgrace
Pronunciation kĕlimāh
Shame rooted in public humiliation; disgrace that strips honor and invites social reproach or divine judgment
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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?

כְּלִמָּה · αἰσχύνη is a Hebrew word meaning "disgrace, humiliation, dishonor".

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Meaning

disgrace, humiliation, dishonor
Grammatical Forms

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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