What does כְּלִמָּה (kĕlimāh) mean in the Bible?
כְּלִמָּה (kĕlimāh): Shame rooted in public humiliation; disgrace that strips honor and invites social reproach or divine judgment
Hebrew · H3639
כְּלִמָּה
Disgrace
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כְּלִמָּה H3639
Pronunciation kĕlimāh
What does כְּלִמָּה (kĕlimāh) mean in the Bible?
כְּלִמָּה (kĕlimāh): Shame rooted in public humiliation; disgrace that strips honor and invites social reproach or divine judgment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3639?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and disgrace (4), your disgrace (4), disgrace (3), their disgrace (3), and [instead of] humiliation (1).
Where does כְּלִמָּה (kĕlimāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 20:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (13), Psalms (7), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and disgrace 4× Psalms 69:19, Psalms 71:13, Proverbs 18:13, Ezekiel 16:52
your disgrace 4× Isaiah 30:3, Ezekiel 16:52, Ezekiel 16:54, Ezekiel 16:63
disgrace 3× Jeremiah 20:11, Jeremiah 51:51, Micah 2:6
their disgrace 3× Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 39:26
and [instead of] humiliation 1× Isaiah 61:7
and reproach 1× Psalms 35:26
and shame 1× Psalms 69:7
be maligned 1× Psalms 4:2
from scorn 1× Isaiah 50:6
in disgrace 1× Isaiah 45:16
let our disgrace 1× Jeremiah 3:25
my disgrace 1× Psalms 44:15
reproach of their own 1× Ezekiel 36:7
that insults me 1× Job 20:3
the reproach 1× Ezekiel 36:6
the scorn 1× Ezekiel 34:29
the shame 1× Ezekiel 44:13
the taunts 1× Ezekiel 36:15
their shame 1× Ezekiel 32:30
with disgrace 1× Psalms 109:29
Show sample aligned rows
Job 20:3 כְּלִמָּתִ֣י to that insults me Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 4:2 לִ֭כְלִמָּה to be maligned Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 35:26 וּכְלִמָּ֑ה to and reproach Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 44:15 כְּלִמָּתִ֣י to my disgrace Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 69:7 כְלִמָּ֣ה to and shame Noun - feminine singular Psalms 69:19 וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י to and disgrace Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 71:13 וּכְלִמָּ֑ה to and disgrace Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 109:29 כְּלִמָּ֑ה to with disgrace Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 18:13 וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ to and disgrace Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 30:3 לִכְלִמָּֽה׃ to your disgrace Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 20:3
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 7
Job 1 Psalms 7 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 13 Micah 1
Source forms
כְּלִמַּ֥ת 3x kə·lim·maṯ Jeremiah 20:11, Ezekiel 34:29, Ezekiel 36:6
וּכְלִמָּ֑ה 2x ū·ḵə·lim·māh Psalms 35:26, Psalms 71:13
כְּלִמָּתִ֣י 2x kə·lim·mā·ṯî Job 20:3, Psalms 44:15
כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ 2x ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ Ezekiel 16:52, Ezekiel 16:54
כְלִמָּתָ֖ם 2x ḵə·lim·mā·ṯām Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:30
כְּלִמָּתָ֔ם 2x kə·lim·mā·ṯām Ezekiel 39:26, Ezekiel 44:13
בַכְּלִמָּ֔ה 1x ḇak·kə·lim·māh Isaiah 45:16
וּכְלִמָּ֖ה 1x ū·ḵə·lim·māh Isaiah 61:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 6x Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:30, Ezekiel 36:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 4x Psalms 35:26, Psalms 71:13, Proverbs 18:13, Isaiah 61:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Jeremiah 20:11, Ezekiel 34:29, Ezekiel 36:6, Ezekiel 36:15
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 4x Ezekiel 16:52, Ezekiel 16:54, Ezekiel 16:63
Noun - feminine singular 3x Psalms 69:7, Psalms 109:29, Jeremiah 51:51
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Job 20:3, Psalms 44:15
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 4:2, Isaiah 30:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 69:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Shame rooted in public humiliation; disgrace that strips honor and invites social reproach or divine judgment
Source Gloss
disgrace
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Shame rooted in public humiliation; disgrace that strips honor and invites social reproach or divine judgment
disgrace BDB: insult Usage: confusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Witnesses
foolishness and disgrace resulting from hasty speech without listening
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Word Origins
כְּלִמָּה is built from this root:
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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