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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H3612 - Caleb

Strong's No.:H3612

Hebrew:כָּלֵב

Transliteration:Kâlêb

Phonetic:kaw-labe'

Word Origin:Perhaps a form of {H3611 } or else from the same root in the sense of forcible

Bible Usage:Caleb.

Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

{Caleb} the name of three Israelites


Brown Driver
Biggs 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


Bible References:
Caleb

Translation
Occurrences:
Caleb ( 36 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.