Strong's H3612 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כָּלֵב (Kâlêb)

Pronunciation: kaw-labe'

POS: kaw-labe' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: perhaps a form of , or else from the same root in the sense of forcible;

Definition: perhaps a form of כֶּלֶב, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites; Caleb.

KJV Usage: Caleb.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Caleb = "dog"
• 2. 1) the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture
• 3. 2) son of Hezron and grandson of Pharez and great grandson of Judah and the father of Hur and grandfather of Caleb the spy

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