3612 – כָּלֵב (Kalev)

Caleb

Type:	Noun Noun   masc. ♂ masculine   NameName   Person Person
Persons:	Caleb, Caleb, Chelub Ai
Hebrew:	כָּלֵב (Kalev)
Pronunciation:	ka-lev    Listen
Gematria:	52(20 + 30 + 2)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	perhaps a form of H3611 (כֶּלֶב), or else from the same root in the sense of forcible
Usage:	35 times in OT

Description

Caleb = "dog"
1) the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture
2) son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Caleb the spy

Word root

Word with Kalev as root:

כָּלֵב אֶפְרָתָה	Kalev efratah	H3613	Caleb-ephrathah
כָּלִבִּי	kalibi	H3614	Calebite

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