Lexicon
כְּלִמּוּת
ke.lim.mut
H3640
H:N-F Hebrew

shame

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Hebrew
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ke.lim.mut denotes an enduring disgrace imposed in a pronouncement of reproach.

The attested use presents ke.lim.mut as a lasting disgrace brought upon its recipients alongside enduring reproach.

Senses in use

  1. Lasting disgrace imposed · dominant

    In Jeremiah 23:40, the construct singular noun occurs in the declaration that everlasting reproach and shame will be brought upon the addressees and never forgotten. The APB renders the clause "everlasting reproach and everlasting shame that will never be forgotten."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 23:40, the APB presents the clause with "everlasting shame" alongside "everlasting reproach"; The noun's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond the clause.

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