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Proverbs 26:11

“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כֶּלֶבkeleb · keh'-leb
H3611 · Hebrew

Definition: a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
Derivation: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack;
KJV renderings: dog.
Grammar: כְּ֭ — preposition
כֶלֶב — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HR/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 32 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 11:7 Exodus 22:30 Deuteronomy 23:19 Judges 7:5 1 Samuel 17:43

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כֶּלֶב here.

Verse 10 Verse 12

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.