כלוב

Hebrew

Root
כ־ל־ב (k-l-b)

The word has cognates in multiple Semitic languages Classical Syriac ܟܘܠܒܫܐ (kalbāšā), Arabic كَلْبِشْ (kalbiš), and Tigrinya (karba) and Amharic (karabō) with metathesis of the consonant /ɹ/ and /l/. Which are likely related to Ancient Greek κλωβός (klōbós, “birdhouse”) and Old Armenian կողով (kołov).

כְּלוּב • (kluv) m (plural indefinite כְּלוּבִים, singular construct כְּלוּב־, plural construct כְּלוּבֵי־)

cage
- Tanach, Jeremiah 5:27, with translation of the English Standard Version:
  כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא עוֹף כֵּן בָּתֵּיהֶם מְלֵאִים מִרְמָה עַל כֵּן גָּדְלוּ וַיַּעֲשִׁירוּ.
  Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich;
pen: enclosed area for animals.
(archaic) basket
- Tanach, Amos 8:2, with translation of the English Standard Version:
  וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אַתָּה רֹאֶה עָמוֹס וָאֹמַר כְּלוּב קָיִץ
  And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”