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Caleb
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English
+ (given name)
Alternative forms
en Kaleb
Etymology
From en la-lat Caleb, la Calebus, from en grc-koi Χάλεβ, from en hbo כָּלֵב Kālēḇ, possibly related to hbo כֶּלֶב keleḇ dog, referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.
Pronunciation
kāʹlĕb, en /ˈkeɪ.ləb/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caleb.wav Southern England
Proper noun
s
en Biblical Caleb Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.
Numbers 14 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
en male Hebrew first used by Puritans.
en 1976 Anne Tyler Searching for Caleb 14 Berkley Books,New York 1983 0-425-09876-1 "My brother's name was Caleb Peck.""What a fine old-fashioned name," said Mrs. Tabor.
Translations
biblical character
Arabic: ar كَالِب m
Danish: da Kaleb
Faroese: fo Káleb m, fo Kaleb m
French: fr Caleb
German: de Kaleb
Greek: el Χάλεβ m
Hebrew: he כָּלֵב kalév
Italian: it Caleb
Māori: mi Karepe
Norwegian: no Kaleb
Polish: pl Kaleb m
Portuguese: pt Calebe m
Russian: ru Халев, ru Калеб
Spanish: es Caleb
Swedish: sv Kaleb
Anagrams
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en Biblical characters
French
Etymology
fr la-lat Caleb, la Calebus, from fr grc-koi Χάλεβ, from fr hbo כָּלֵב Kālēḇ, possibly related to hbo כֶּלֶב keleḇ dog, referring to dogs’ unconditional devotion to their masters.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Caleb.wav France
Proper noun
m
en Caleb
fr Biblical characters
Latin
Alternative forms
la Calebus
Etymology
From la grc-koi Χάλεβ, from la hbo כָּלֵב Kālēḇ, possibly related to hbo כֶּלֶב keleḇ dog, referring to dogs’ unconditional devotion to their masters.
Pronunciation
Caleb 1
Proper noun
Caleb m 1 la Late Latin Ecclesiastical Latin Biblical
en Caleb
Descendants
en Caleb 1
fr Caleb
es Caleb
it Caleb
la Biblical characters