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קָלוֹן

Disgrace ; (by implication) the pudenda

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קָלוֹן H7036
Pronunciation kalon

What does קָלוֹן (kalon) mean in the Bible?

קָלוֹן (kalon): Public shame and loss of honor, often linked to bodily exposure or sexual vulnerability in covenantal contexts

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Questions this entry answers

What does קָלוֹן (kalon) mean in the Bible?

קָלוֹן (kalon): Public shame and loss of honor, often linked to bodily exposure or sexual vulnerability in covenantal contexts

How does the BSB render H7036?

The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and shame (2), disgrace (2), with shame (2), a disgrace (1), an insult (1).

Where does קָלוֹן (kalon) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (8), Hosea (2), Jeremiah (2), Habakkuk (1).

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 shame 2× Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 18:3
disgrace 2× Proverbs 11:2, Hosea 4:18
with shame 2× Psalms 83:16, Habakkuk 2:16
a disgrace 1× Isaiah 22:18
an insult 1× Proverbs 12:16
and dishonor 1× Proverbs 6:33
and insults 1× Proverbs 22:10
and your shame 1× Nahum 3:5
for a thing of disgrace 1× Hosea 4:7
of shame 1× Job 10:15
of your shame 1× Jeremiah 46:12
shame 1× Proverbs 9:7
that your shame 1× Jeremiah 13:26
to shame 1× Proverbs 3:35
Show sample aligned rows
Job 10:15 קָ֝ל֗וֹן to of shame Noun - masculine singular Psalms 83:16 קָל֑וֹן to with shame Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 3:35 קָלֽוֹן׃פ to to shame Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 6:33 וְקָל֥וֹן to and dishonor Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 9:7 קָל֑וֹן to shame Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 11:2 קָל֑וֹן to disgrace Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 12:16 קָל֣וֹן to an insult Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 13:18 וְ֭קָלוֹן to and shame Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 18:3 קָל֥וֹן to and shame Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 22:10 וְקָלֽוֹן׃ to and insults Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Job 10:15
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 8
Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 8 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 2 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
קָל֑וֹן 3x qā·lō·wn Psalms 83:16, Proverbs 9:7, Proverbs 11:2
קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ 2x qə·lō·w·nêḵ Jeremiah 13:26, Nahum 3:5
בְּקָל֥וֹן 1x bə·qā·lō·wn Hosea 4:7
וְקָל֥וֹן 1x wə·qā·lō·wn Proverbs 6:33
וְ֭קָלוֹן 1x wə·qā·lō·wn Proverbs 13:18
וְקָלֽוֹן׃ 1x wə·qā·lō·wn Proverbs 22:10
קְל֖וֹן 1x qə·lō·wn Isaiah 22:18
קָ֝ל֗וֹן 1x qā·lō·wn Job 10:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 9x Job 10:15, Psalms 83:16, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 9:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Proverbs 6:33, Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 22:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 3x Jeremiah 13:26, Jeremiah 46:12, Nahum 3:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 22:18
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 4:7
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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