Original: כָּלֵב

Transliteration: Kâlêb

Phonetic: kaw-labe'

Short Definition: Caleb

Original: כּלב

Transliteration: kâlêb

Phonetic: kaw-labe'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H3611, H3614, H3619, H3620, H3621