מְחִיר כֶּלֶב
Price , payment , wages · a dog ; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
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מְחִיר H4242 price , payment , wages
כֶּלֶב H3611 a dog ; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
What does מְחִיר כֶּלֶב (mechir keleb) mean in the Bible?
מְחִיר · כֶּלֶב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "price , payment , wages".
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