The meaning of “כָּלַם”
Understanding kâlam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame. - properly, to wound -...
כָּלַם
be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame. - properly, to wound - but only figuratively, to taunt or insult 1) to insult, shame, humiliate, blush, be ashamed, be put to shame, be reproached, be put to confusion, be humiliated 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be humiliated, be ashamed 1a2) to be put to shame, be dishonoured, be confounded 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to put to shame, insult, humiliate, cause shame to 1b2) to exhibit shame 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be insulted, be humiliated 1c2) to be put to shame, be dishonoured, be confounded
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 12:14 | “And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.” Word: כָּלַם (kâlam) | |
| Ruth 2:15 | “And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:” Word: כָּלַם (kâlam) | |
| 2 Samuel 19:3 | “And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.” Word: כָּלַם (kâlam) | |
| 2 Chronicles 30:15 | “Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.” Word: כָּלַם (kâlam) | |
| Job 19:3 | “These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.” Word: כָּלַם (kâlam) |
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