Hebrew

Noun

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

1. cage
   • 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;

2. pen: enclosed area for animals.
3. (archaic) busket
   • 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.”

Synonyms

• (basket): סַל ‎(sal)