Word Study · Strong's H7036 · Hebrew
קָלוֹן
qalon
kaw-lone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: qâlôwn
“disgrace”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda
Rendered in the KJV as
confusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- קָל֑וֹן3
- קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃2
- בְּקָל֥וֹן1
- וְקָל֥וֹן1
- וְ֭קָלוֹן1
- וְקָלֽוֹן׃1
- קְל֖וֹן1
- קָ֝ל֗וֹן1
- קָל֣וֹן1
- קָל֥וֹן1
- קָל֖וֹן1
- קָלוֹן֙1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- shame9
- and shame3
- shame your3
- [will be] [the] disgrace of1
- for shame1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular9
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 9
- HC/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp2fs · 3
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs8 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:35קָלֽוֹן׃ פkalonnoun · masculine singularThe wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.here: shame
- Proverbs 6:33וְקָל֥וֹןvekalonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.here: and shame
- Proverbs 9:7קָל֑וֹןkalonnoun · masculine singularHe who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.here: shame
- Proverbs 11:2קָל֑וֹןkalonnoun · masculine singularWhen pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.here: shame
- Proverbs 12:16קָל֣וֹןkalonnoun · masculine singularA fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.here: shame
- Proverbs 13:18וְ֭קָלוֹןvekalonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularPoverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.here: and shame
- Proverbs 18:3קָל֥וֹןkalonnoun · masculine singularWith a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.here: shame
- Proverbs 22:10וְקָלֽוֹן׃vekalonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularDrive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.here: and shame
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 13:26קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃kelonekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularSo I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.here: shame your
- Jeremiah 46:12קְלוֹנֵ֔ךְkelonekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularThe nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”here: shame your
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 4:7בְּקָל֥וֹןbekalonpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.here: for shame
- Hosea 4:18קָל֖וֹןkalonnoun · masculine singularWhen their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.here: shame