Strong's #3612: Kaleb (pronounced kaw-labe')
perhaps a form of 3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites:--Caleb.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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kâlêb
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
Relation: perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible
Usage:
This word is used 36 times:
Numbers 13:6: "Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."
Numbers 13:30: " And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once,"
Numbers 14:6: "And Joshua the son and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched"
Numbers 14:24: "But my servant Caleb, he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully,"
Numbers 14:30: "I swore to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son"
Numbers 14:38: "But Joshua the son and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men"
Numbers 26:65: "left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh,"
Numbers 32:12: "Save Caleb of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun:"
Numbers 34:19: "Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."
Deuteronomy 1:36: "Save Caleb of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give"
Joshua 14:6: "unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said"
Joshua 14:13: "And Joshua blessed unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron"
Joshua 14:14: "therefore the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite"
Joshua 15:13: " And unto Caleb the son he gave a part among the children of Judah,"
Joshua 15:14: " And Caleb drove the three sons of Anak,"
Joshua 15:16: " And Caleb said, smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give"
Joshua 15:17: "the son the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah"
Joshua 15:18: "a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What"
Joshua 21:12: "of the city, thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession."
Judges 1:12: " And Caleb said, smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give"
Judges 1:13: "And Othniel the son Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave"
Judges 1:14: "a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What"
Judges 1:15: "give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs"
Judges 1:20: "And they gave unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled"
Judges 3:9: "Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother."
1 Samuel 25:3: "and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb."
1 Samuel 30:14: "belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."
1 Chronicles 2:18: " And Caleb the son begot children of Azubah his wife, and of"
1 Chronicles 2:19: "And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bore him"
1 Chronicles 2:42: "Now the sons of Caleb of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father"
1 Chronicles 2:46: "And Ephah, Caleb's bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez:"
1 Chronicles 2:48: "Maachah, Caleb's bore Sheber, and Tirhanah."
1 Chronicles 2:49: "and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah."
1 Chronicles 2:50: "These were of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah;"
1 Chronicles 4:15: "And the sons of Caleb of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons"
1 Chronicles 6:56: "of the city, thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh."
