Caleb
כָּלֵבStrong’s H3612kalev (ka-lev)
Appears in 35 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kalev is the Hebrew word usually translated “caleb”. It appears in 35 verses of the Old Testament.
“Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.”
Meaning
- The godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture
- Son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Caleb the spy
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.9
How it's translated
- caleb 26
- to caleb 4
- and caleb 3
- of caleb 1
- and to caleb 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 9
- Joshua 9
- 1 Chronicles 9
- Judges 6
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Samuel 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 13:30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
- Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
- Numbers 14:24But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
- Numbers 14:30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Numbers 14:38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
- Numbers 26:65For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Hebrew dictionary
כָּלֵב kalev · Caleb
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Israel before the Monarchy, first mentioned at Num.13.6; son of: Jephunneh (H3312); brother of: Kenaz (H7073I); father of: Achsah (H5915), Iru (H5900), Elah (H0425J), Naam (H5277) Also named: ka.lib.bo (כָּלִבִּי "Calebite" H3614) § 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
כָּלֵב kalev · Caleb
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.9; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); married to Azubah (H5806H), Jerioth (H3408), Ephrathah (H0672), Ephah (H5891H) and Maacah (H4601L); …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.