3639. kelimmah
Lexicon
kelimmah: Disgrace, shame, reproach, dishonor

Original Word: כּלִמָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: klimmah
Pronunciation: keh-leem-mah'
Phonetic Spelling: (kel-im-maw')
Definition: Disgrace, shame, reproach, dishonor
Meaning: disgrace

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
confusion, dishonor, reproach, shame

From kalam; disgrace -- confusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.

see HEBREW kalam

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kalam
Definition
insult, reproach, ignominy
NASB Translation
disgrace (8), dishonor (6), humiliation (7), insults (5), reproach (1), reproaches (1), shame (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כְּלִמָּה noun feminine insult, reproach, ignominy; — absolute ׳כ Isaiah 45:16 9t.; construct כְּלִמַּת Jeremiah 20:11 3t.; suffix כְּלִמָּתִי Job 20:3 3t., etc., plural כְּלִמּוֺת Micah 2:6; Isaiah 50:6; —

1 specifically, insult, reproach, ׳לֹא יִסַּג כ Micah 2:6 reproaches do not cease; מוּסַר כְּלִמָּתִי Job 20:3 = my beshaming (insulting) correction, i.e. the correction which insults me.

2 in General, reproach, ignominy, opposed to כָּבוֺד Psalm 4:3; ׳הלך בַּכּ Isaiah 45:16 go into ignominy (+ בּוֺשׁ, נִכְלַם); often "" בּשֶׁת Isaiah 30:3; Isaiah 61:7; Psalm 44:16, subject of כִּסָּה Jeremiah 3:25 our ignomity covereth us, so under figure of garment, after לָבַשׁ Psalm 35:26 (+ בושׁ, חפר in va), Psalm 109:29; "" חֶרְמָּה Psalm 69:8 (subject of כִּסְּתָה מָּנָ֑י), Jeremiah 51:51 (id.; בושׁ in "" clause), Psalm 71:13 (+ בושׁ in "" clause); "" בּשֶׁת + חֶרְמָּה Psalm 69:20; "" אִוֶּלֶת Proverbs 18:13; "" רֹק Isaiah 50:6; עוֺלָם ׳כ Jeremiah 20:11 (בושׁ in "" clause); כְּלִמָּתֵךְ Ezekiel 16:63 (id. ""); often in Ezek. ׳נשׂא כ bear ignominy, Ezekiel 16:52 (twice in verse) ("" בושׁ), Ezekiel 16:54 (נִכְלַם in "" clause); Ezekiel 32:24,25,30 (all + אֶתיֿוֺרְדֵי בוֺר with those who go down to the pit; reference to ignominious death), Ezekiel 36:7; Ezekiel 39:26 (si vera 1. = bear the humiliating sense of underserved kindness from ׳י; but text dubious, Hi Co, q. v., [׳כ] נשׁו; Sm Da defend); נאשׂ כְּלִמַּת הַגּוֺיִם, i.e. caused by the nations, Ezekiel 34:39; Ezekiel 36:6; also Ezekiel 36:15 ("" חֶרְמַּת עַמִּים), probably also Psalm 89:51 (read כְּלִמַּת, compare VB Che Bae); כְּלִמָּתָם יְתוֺעֲבוֺתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ ׳וְנ Ezekiel 44:13.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb כָּלַם (kalam), which means "to insult" or "to shame."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G152 (aischynē): Shame, disgrace.
G819 (atimia): Dishonor, ignominy.
G931 (bdelugma): Abomination, detestable thing.
G1791 (entropē): Turning in, confusion, shame.
G3680 (oneidismos): Reproach, reviling.
G3681 (oneidos): Disgrace, insult.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of shame and dishonor found in the New Testament, often in the context of moral and spiritual failure, societal rejection, or divine judgment. They highlight the continuity of the biblical narrative concerning the consequences of sin and the hope for redemption.

Usage: The term כְּלִמָּה (kelimmah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a state of disgrace or shame, often in the context of public humiliation or dishonor. It is frequently associated with the consequences of sin, defeat, or divine judgment.

Context: Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible: The word כְּלִמָּה appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often highlighting the theme of shame as a result of moral failure or divine retribution. It is used to describe the shame experienced by individuals, nations, or groups who have acted against God's commandments or have been defeated by their enemies.
Examples in Scripture:
• In Job 10:15, Job laments, "If I am guilty, woe to me! Even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of disgrace and conscious of my affliction."
Psalm 44:15 states, "All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face."
Isaiah 30:3 warns, "But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace."
Theological Implications: The concept of כְּלִמָּה underscores the biblical understanding of shame as both a personal and communal experience. It reflects the consequences of turning away from God's will and the resulting loss of honor and dignity. The term also serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and restoration through divine grace.

Forms and Transliterations
בַכְּלִמָּ֔ה בכלמה וּכְלִמָּ֑ה וּכְלִמָּ֖ה וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י וכלמה וכלמה׃ וכלמתי כְּלִמַּ֣ת כְּלִמַּ֥ת כְּלִמָּ֑ה כְּלִמָּתִ֣י כְּלִמָּתֵ֑ךְ כְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ כְּלִמָּתָ֔ם כְּלִמָּתָ֥ם כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ כְלִמָּ֖ה כְלִמָּ֣ה כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ כְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְ כְלִמָּתָ֖ם כְלִמָּתָם֙ כלמה כלמות׃ כלמת כלמתי כלמתך כלמתם כלמתנו לִ֭כְלִמָּה לִכְלִמָּֽה׃ לכלמה לכלמה׃ מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹת מכלמות ḇak·kə·lim·māh ḇakkəlimmāh chelimMah chelimmaTam chelimmaTech kə·lim·mā·ṯām ḵə·lim·mā·ṯām kə·lim·mā·ṯê·nū kə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ kə·lim·mā·ṯî kə·lim·māh ḵə·lim·māh kə·lim·maṯ kə·lim·mō·wṯ kelimMah kəlimmāh ḵəlimmāh kelimMat kəlimmaṯ kelimmaTam kəlimmāṯām ḵəlimmāṯām kelimmaTech kəlimmāṯêḵ ḵəlimmāṯêḵ kelimmateNu kəlimmāṯênū kelimmaTi kəlimmāṯî kelimMot kəlimmōwṯ Lichlimmah liḵ·lim·māh liḵlimmāh mik·kə·lim·mō·wṯ mikkelimMot mikkəlimmōwṯ ū·ḵə·lim·mā·ṯî ū·ḵə·lim·māh uchelimMah uchelimmaTi ūḵəlimmāh ūḵəlimmāṯî vakkelimMah
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Job 20:3
HEB: מוּסַ֣ר כְּלִמָּתִ֣י אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ
NAS: to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit
KJV: the check of my reproach, and the spirit
INT: to the reproof insults listened and the spirit

Psalm 4:2
HEB: מֶ֬ה כְבוֹדִ֣י לִ֭כְלִמָּה תֶּאֱהָב֣וּן רִ֑יק
NAS: will my honor become a reproach? [How long] will you love
KJV: [will ye turn] my glory into shame? [how long] will ye love
INT: how will my honor confusion love what

Psalm 35:26
HEB: יִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־ בֹ֥שֶׁת וּכְלִמָּ֑ה הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃
NAS: with shame and dishonor who magnify
KJV: with shame and dishonour that magnify
INT: those be clothed shame and dishonor magnify over

Psalm 44:15
HEB: כָּל־ הַ֭יּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִ֣י נֶגְדִּ֑י וּבֹ֖שֶׁת
NAS: day long my dishonor is before
KJV: My confusion [is] continually
INT: All day my dishonor is before and the shame

Psalm 69:7
HEB: חֶרְפָּ֑ה כִּסְּתָ֖ה כְלִמָּ֣ה פָנָֽי׃
NAS: reproach; Dishonor has covered
KJV: reproach; shame hath covered
INT: reproach has covered Dishonor my face

Psalm 69:19
HEB: חֶרְפָּתִ֣י וּ֭בָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗ כָּל־
NAS: and my shame and my dishonor; All
KJV: and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries
INT: my reproach and my shame and my dishonor are before All

Psalm 71:13
HEB: יַֽעֲט֣וּ חֶ֭רְפָּה וּכְלִמָּ֑ה מְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃
NAS: with reproach and dishonor, who seek
KJV: [with] reproach and dishonour that seek
INT: them be covered reproach and dishonor seek my hurt

Psalm 109:29
HEB: יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל
NAS: be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover
KJV: be clothed with shame, and let them cover
INT: be clothed my accusers dishonor cover A robe

Proverbs 18:13
HEB: הִיא־ ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃
NAS: It is folly and shame to him.
KJV: [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.
INT: is folly he and shame

Isaiah 30:3
HEB: בְּצֵל־ מִצְרַ֖יִם לִכְלִמָּֽה׃
NAS: of Egypt, your humiliation.
KJV: of Egypt [your] confusion.
INT: the shadow of Egypt your humiliation

Isaiah 45:16
HEB: יַחְדָּו֙ הָלְכ֣וּ בַכְּלִמָּ֔ה חָרָשֵׁ֖י צִירִֽים׃
NAS: will go away together in humiliation.
KJV: all of them: they shall go to confusion together
INT: together will go humiliation the manufacturers of idols

Isaiah 50:6
HEB: לֹ֣א הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹת וָרֹֽק׃
NAS: My face from humiliation and spitting.
KJV: not my face from shame and spitting.
INT: did not cover humiliation and spitting

Isaiah 61:7
HEB: בָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ מִשְׁנֶ֔ה וּכְלִמָּ֖ה יָרֹ֣נּוּ חֶלְקָ֑ם
NAS: [you will have a] double [portion], And [instead of] humiliation they will shout for joy
KJV: [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion they shall rejoice
INT: of your shame double humiliation will shout their portion

Jeremiah 3:25
HEB: בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּ וּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮ כְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ כִּי֩ לַיהוָ֨ה
NAS: in our shame, and let our humiliation cover
KJV: in our shame, and our confusion covereth
INT: our shame cover our humiliation against the LORD

Jeremiah 20:11
HEB: לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ כְּלִמַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א
NAS: With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.
KJV: [their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
INT: shall not prosper disgrace an everlasting not

Jeremiah 51:51
HEB: חֶרְפָּ֔ה כִּסְּתָ֥ה כְלִמָּ֖ה פָּנֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֚י
NAS: reproach; Disgrace has covered
KJV: reproach: shame hath covered
INT: reproach has covered Disgrace our faces because

Ezekiel 16:52
HEB: אַ֣תְּ ׀ שְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פִּלַּלְתְּ֙
NAS: bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable
KJV: bear thine own shame for thy sins
INT: you bear your disgrace which you have made

Ezekiel 16:52
HEB: בּ֙וֹשִׁי֙ וּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ בְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְ אַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃
NAS: and bear your disgrace, in that you made
KJV: also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified
INT: ashamed and bear your disgrace you made your sisters

Ezekiel 16:54
HEB: לְמַ֙עַן֙ תִּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ וְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּ מִכֹּ֖ל
NAS: that you may bear your humiliation and feel ashamed
KJV: That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded
INT: order you may bear your humiliation and feel for all

Ezekiel 16:63
HEB: פֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י כְּלִמָּתֵ֑ךְ בְּכַפְּרִי־ לָךְ֙
NAS: because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven
KJV: any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified
INT: your mouth because of your humiliation have forgiven for all

Ezekiel 32:24
HEB: חַיִּ֔ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ כְלִמָּתָ֖ם אֶת־ י֥וֹרְדֵי
NAS: and bore their disgrace with those who went down
KJV: yet have they borne their shame with them that go down
INT: of the living and bore their disgrace for down

Ezekiel 32:25
HEB: חַיִּ֗ים וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ כְלִמָּתָם֙ אֶת־ י֣וֹרְדֵי
NAS: and they bore their disgrace with those who go down
KJV: yet have they borne their shame with them that go down
INT: of the living borne their disgrace for go

Ezekiel 32:30
HEB: חֶ֔רֶב וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ כְלִמָּתָ֖ם אֶת־ י֥וֹרְדֵי
NAS: and bore their disgrace with those who go down
KJV: and bear their shame with them that go down
INT: the sword and bore their disgrace for down

Ezekiel 34:29
HEB: יִשְׂא֥וּ ע֖וֹד כְּלִמַּ֥ת הַגּוֹיִֽם׃
NAS: and they will not endure the insults of the nations
KJV: neither bear the shame of the heathen
INT: endure anymore the insults of the nations

Ezekiel 36:6
HEB: דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי יַ֛עַן כְּלִמַּ֥ת גּוֹיִ֖ם נְשָׂאתֶֽם׃
NAS: you have endured the insults of the nations.'
KJV: because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
INT: have spoken because the insults of the heathen have endured

30 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3639
30 Occurrences


ḵə·lim·māh — 2 Occ.
ḵə·lim·mā·ṯām — 3 Occ.
ḵə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ — 3 Occ.
kə·lim·māh — 1 Occ.
kə·lim·maṯ — 4 Occ.
kə·lim·mā·ṯām — 3 Occ.
kə·lim·mā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.
kə·lim·mā·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.
kə·lim·mā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
kə·lim·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
liḵ·lim·māh — 2 Occ.
mik·kə·lim·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·lim·māh — 4 Occ.
ū·ḵə·lim·mā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
ḇak·kə·lim·māh — 1 Occ.















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