noun · feminine
kalamas
Greekκαλάμη (kalamē)
Strong’sG2562
stubble
stem kalam-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
καλάμη, -ης, ἡ
(cf. κάλαμος), [in LXX chiefly for קַשׁ, Ex 5:12, Is 5:24, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2562 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkal-am'-ay
a stalk of grain, i.e. (collectively) stubble
Fromfeminine of G2563;
King Jamesstubble.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kalamas | kalamais |
| object accusative | kalaman1×καλάμην | kalamain |
| direct address vocative | kalamar | kalamair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kalamau | kalamaiu |
| to, for dative | kalama | kalamai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kalama is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kalaman“straw”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Corinthians 3:12“straw”ei de tinos epoikodomatō epi ton themelion chruson, arguron, lithoin timioin, xuleim, chorton, kalaman,If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,