Lexicon
כָּלֵב
ka.lev
H3612
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Caleb

35
Occurrences
6
Books
Hebrew
Language

ka.lev is a personal name used for Caleb in accounts of land, family, and genealogy.

The term is used as a proper personal name: it identifies Caleb son of Jephunneh in accounts of the land and inheritance, and it also occurs in genealogical and family notices concerning people named Caleb.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in land, family, and lineage accounts · dominant

    The supplied morphology identifies the form as a proper noun. In Numbers 13:30 the APB renders Caleb as the speaker who urges the people to go up and take possession, while in Joshua 14:13 it names the recipient of Hebron as an inheritance. In 1 Chronicles 2:18 it occurs in a genealogy as Caleb son of Hezron, and in 1 Samuel 30:14 the APB renders "the Negeb of Caleb" as a territorial designation associated with the name.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as "Caleb," often with identifying phrases such as "son of Jephunneh" or in family relationships. In 1 Samuel 30:14 it also appears within the rendering "the Negeb of Caleb".

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Across Scripture