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Caleb
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English
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Etymology
From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kāʹlĕb, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.ləb/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Caleb (plural Calebs)
- (biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.
- A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans.
- 1976, Anne Tyler, Searching for Caleb, Berkley Books,New York, published 1983, →ISBN, page 14:
- "My brother's name was Caleb Peck."
"What a fine old-fashioned name," said Mrs. Tabor.
Translations
biblical character
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to dogs’ unconditional devotion to their masters.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Caleb m
Latin
Alternative forms
- Calebus
Etymology
From Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to dogs’ unconditional devotion to their masters.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.ɫɛb]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.leb]
Proper noun
Caleb m (indeclinable) (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin, biblical)
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