Strong's Lexicon

H3612

H3612 — כָּלֵב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewKalebnameOccurrences: 35

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3612
Word:כָּלֵב
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:35
Transliteration:Kaleb
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-labe'
Meaning:1. Caleb, the name of three Israelites
KJV Renderings:Caleb.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4014

כָּלֵב proper name, masculine (Nabataean proper name כלבא Eut (Nö)p. 55. כלבו VogNab. 6; compare also WeSkizzen u. Vorarbeiten iii. 217; on כָּלֵב = dog-clan , see RSK 17, 190 f., 219, 254); — son of יְפֻנֶּה ( ᵐ5 Ξαλεβ; compare LagBN 78), called הַקְּנִזִּי (see קְנַז ) in J E , Num 32:12 ; Josh 14:6; Josh 14:14, compare Josh 15:17 = Judg 1:13; Judg 3:9 (where קְנַז is brother of ׳ כ), also 1Chr 4:15 treated as full Judahite only in P Num 13:6 (see GFMJu p. 30 f.) the one of the spies who (with Joshua) reported well of Canaan Num 14:6 ; Num 14:24 ; Num 14:30 ; Num 14:38 also Num 26:65 ; Num 34:19 ; Deut 1:36; Josh 14:13; Josh 15:13; Josh 15:14; Josh 15:16; Josh 15:18; Josh 21:12 ( P = 1Chr 6:41 ) Judg 1:12; Judg 1:14; Judg 1:15; Judg 1:20 (|| with Josh 15); = clan of Caleb 1Sam 30:14 (distinguished from Judah). Caleb is called בֶּןחֶֿצְרוֺן 1Chr 2:18, compare 1Chr 2:19 1Chr 2:42 1Chr 2:46 1Chr 2:48 1Chr 2:49 1Chr 2:50 = כְּלוּבָ֑י 1Chr 2:9 בְּכָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה 1Chr 2:24, read perh ׳ בָּא כ, so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 , compare KauAT (see אֶפְרָתָה above)


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