Meaning Caleb
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Caleb


masc. proper name, in the Bible, one of the 12 men sent by Moses to reconnoiter Canaan, from Hebrew Kalebh, literally "dog-like," from kelebh "dog."
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Caleb [N] [H] [S]a dog. One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai ( 1 Chronicles 2:9 ). His descendants are enumerated (18-20,42-49). A "son of Hur, the fi [..]
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Caleb [N] [E] [S] a dog; a crow; a basket
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a dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49).(2.) A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephr [..]
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(capable).+ According to (1 Chronicles 2:9,18,19,42,50) the son of Hezron the son of Pharez the son of Judah, and the father of Hur, and consequently grandfather of Caleb the spy. (B.C. about 1600.)+ [..]
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Caleb. a dog; a crow; a basket
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Caleb


The enchantress who carried off St. George in infancy.
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An Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua. *first used by Puritans. * '''1976''' Anne Tyler: ''Searching for Caleb'' Berkley Books,New York 1983. ISBN 0-425-09876-1 page 14: *: "My brother's na [..]
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Most likely related to Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kelev) meaning "dog". An alternate theory connects it to Hebrew כָּל (kal) meaning "whole, all of" and לֵב (lev) meaning & [..]
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