Denotes a veil or covering placed over something to conceal it. All four New Testament occurrences appear in a single passage, 2 Corinthians 3:13-16, where Paul draws on the image of Moses veiling his face. The kalymma becomes a powerful metaphor for spiritual blindness: a veil lies over the hearts of those who read the old covenant without recognizing Christ. Translations across languages — Spanish velo, French voile, German Decke — consistently render it as a covering or veil, though the German Decke ('cover, blanket') subtly broadens the image beyond a facial veil.