What does כָּלֵב mean in the Bible?
כָּלֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "Caleb , the name of three Israelites".
Hebrew · H3612
כָּלֵב
Caleb , the name of three Israelites
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כָּלֵב H3612
What does כָּלֵב mean in the Bible?
כָּלֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "Caleb , the name of three Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3612?
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Caleb (14), and Caleb (6), of Caleb (4), Caleb’s (3), of Caleb’s (3).
Where does כָּלֵב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 13:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (9), Joshua (9), Numbers (9), Judges (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Caleb 14× Numbers 13:6, Numbers 14:24, Numbers 14:30, Numbers 26:65
and Caleb 6× Numbers 14:6, Numbers 14:38, Joshua 14:6, Joshua 15:14
of Caleb 4× 1 Samuel 30:14, 1 Chronicles 2:42, 1 Chronicles 2:50, 1 Chronicles 4:15
Caleb’s 3× 1 Chronicles 2:46, 1 Chronicles 2:48, 1 Chronicles 2:49
of Caleb’s 3× Joshua 15:17, Judges 1:13, Judges 3:9
to Caleb 3× Joshua 21:12, Judges 1:20, 1 Chronicles 6:56
So Caleb 1× Judges 1:15
Then Caleb 1× Numbers 13:30
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Numbers 13:6 כָּלֵ֖ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 13:30 כָּלֵ֛ב to Then Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:6 וְכָלֵב֙ to and Caleb Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:24 כָלֵ֗ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:30 כָּלֵ֣ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:38 וְכָלֵ֖ב to and Caleb Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 26:65 כָּלֵ֣ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 32:12 כָּלֵ֤ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 34:19 כָּלֵ֖ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 1:36 כָּלֵ֤ב to Caleb Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 13:6
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 6
Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 9 Judges 6 1 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 9
Source forms
כָּלֵ֖ב 5x kā·lêḇ Numbers 13:6, Numbers 34:19, Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14
כָּלֵ֔ב 4x kā·lêḇ Joshua 15:14, Joshua 15:16, Judges 1:12, 1 Chronicles 2:46
כָּלֵ֣ב 3x kā·lêḇ Numbers 14:30, Numbers 26:65, 1 Chronicles 4:15
לְכָלֵ֥ב 3x lə·ḵā·lêḇ Joshua 14:13, Joshua 21:12, 1 Chronicles 6:56
כָלֵ֖ב 2x ḵā·lêḇ Judges 1:13, Judges 3:9
כָלֵב֙ 2x ḵā·lêḇ 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 2:42
כָּלֵ֤ב 2x kā·lêḇ Numbers 32:12, Deuteronomy 1:36
וְכָלֵב֙ 1x wə·ḵā·lêḇ Numbers 14:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 26x Numbers 13:6, Numbers 13:30, Numbers 14:24, Numbers 14:30
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Joshua 14:13, Joshua 14:14, Joshua 21:12, Judges 1:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Numbers 14:6, Numbers 14:38, 1 Chronicles 2:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Joshua 15:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Caleb , the name of three Israelites
Source Gloss
Caleb , the name of three Israelites
Extended definition
Caleb.
Word Origins
כָּלֵב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain