כלב

Hebrew

כלב

Etymology

Root
כ־ל־ב‎

From Proto-Semitic *kalb-.

Noun

כֶּלֶב • (kélev) m (plural indefinite כְּלָבִים‎, singular construct כֶּלֶב־, plural construct כַּלְבֵי־‎, feminine counterpart כַּלְבָּה‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

A dog, especially a male dog.
For uses of the feminine counterpart, see כַּלְבָּה‎.

Declension

Declension of כֶּלֶב

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	כֶּלֶב	first	כַּלְבִּי‎		כַּלְבֵּנוּ‎
	definite	הַכֶּלֶב‎	second	כַּלְבְּךָ‎	כַּלְבֵּךְ‎	כַּלְבְּכֶם‎	כַּלְבְּכֶן‎
	construct	כֶּלֶב־	third	כַּלְבּוֹ‎	כַּלְבָּהּ‎	כַּלְבָּם‎	כַּלְבָּן‎
plural	indefinite	כְּלָבִים‎	first	כלביי \ כְּלָבַי‎		כְּלָבֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַכְּלָבִים‎	second	כְּלָבֶיךָ‎	כלבייך \ כְּלָבַיִךְ‎	כַּלְבֵיכֶם‎	כַּלְבֵיכֶן‎
	construct	כַּלְבֵי־‎	third	כְּלָבָיו‎	כְּלָבֶיהָ‎	כַּלְבֵיהֶם‎	כַּלְבֵיהֶן‎

Related terms

כֶּלֶב־יָם‎ (kélev-yam)
כֶּלֶב־נָהָר‎ (kélev-náhar)
כְּלַבְלָב‎ (k'lavláv)
כַּלְבָן‎ (kalbán)
כַּלֶּבֶת‎ (kalévet)

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