The meaning of “כָּלֵב”
Understanding Kâlêb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Caleb. - § Caleb = "dog" - Caleb, the name of three Israelites 1) the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who re...
כָּלֵב
Caleb. - § Caleb = "dog" - Caleb, the name of three Israelites 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 14:30 | “Doubtless 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.” Word: כָּלֵב (Kâlêb) | |
| Deuteronomy 1:36 | “Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.” Word: כָּלֵב (Kâlêb) | |
| Joshua 15:14 | “And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.” Word: כָּלֵב (Kâlêb) | |
| Judges 1:15 | “And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.” Word: כָּלֵב (Kâlêb) | |
| 1 Samuel 30:14 | “We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.” Word: כָּלֵב (Kâlêb) |