Strong’s H3619 · Hebrew
כְּלוּב
kᵉlûwb
kel-oob'
Definition
a bird-trap (as furnished with a clap-stick or treadle to spring it); hence, a basket (as resembling a wicker cage)
Etymology
from the same as H3611 (כֶּלֶב);
Where the KJV renders it
- basket
- cage
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