Word Study · Strong's H3612 · Hebrew
כָּלֵב
Kaleb
kaw-labe'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Kâlêb
“Caleb, the name of three Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Caleb, the name of three Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Caleb.
- 35occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 35 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- כָּלֵ֖ב5
- כָּלֵ֔ב4
- כָּלֵ֣ב3
- לְכָלֵ֥ב3
- כָלֵ֖ב2
- כָלֵב֙2
- כָּלֵ֤ב2
- וְכָלֵב֙1
- וְכָלֵ֖ב1
- וְכָלֵ֣ב1
- וּלְכָלֵ֣ב1
- כָלֵ֗ב1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Caleb26
- to Caleb4
- and Caleb3
- and to Caleb1
- of Caleb1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)26
- preposition + proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 26
- HR/Npm · 5
- HC/Npm · 3
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 35, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers9 of 35 · 26%
- Joshua9 of 35 · 26%
- 1 Chronicles9 of 35 · 26%
- Judges6 of 35 · 17%
- Deuteronomy1 of 35 · 3%
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers9 occurrences
- Numbers 13:6כָּלֵ֖בkalevproper noun (a name)from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;here: Caleb
- Numbers 13:30כָּלֵ֛בkalevproper noun (a name)Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”here: Caleb
- Numbers 14:6וְכָלֵב֙vekhalevconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clotheshere: and Caleb
- Numbers 14:24כָלֵ֗בkhalevproper noun (a name)But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.here: Caleb
- Numbers 14:30כָּלֵ֣בkalevproper noun (a name)Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.here: Caleb
- Numbers 14:38וְכָלֵ֖בvekhalevconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.here: and Caleb
- Numbers 26:65כָּלֵ֣בkalevproper noun (a name)For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.here: Caleb
- Numbers 32:12כָּלֵ֤בkalevproper noun (a name)not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’here: Caleb
- Numbers 34:19כָּלֵ֖בkalevproper noun (a name)These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;here: Caleb
Joshua9 occurrences
- Joshua 14:6כָּלֵ֥בkalevproper noun (a name)Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.here: Caleb
- Joshua 14:13לְכָלֵ֥בlekhalevpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.here: to Caleb
- Joshua 14:14לְכָלֵ֨בlekhalevpreposition + proper noun (a name)Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.here: of Caleb
- Joshua 15:13וּלְכָלֵ֣בulekhalevconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)here: and to Caleb
- Joshua 15:14כָּלֵ֔בkalevproper noun (a name)And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.here: Caleb
- Joshua 15:16כָּלֵ֔בkalevproper noun (a name)And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”here: Caleb
- Joshua 15:17כָלֵ֑בkhalevproper noun (a name)So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.here: Caleb
- Joshua 15:18כָּלֵ֖בkalevproper noun (a name)One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”here: Caleb
- Joshua 21:12לְכָלֵ֥בlekhalevpreposition + proper noun (a name)But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.here: to Caleb
Judges6 occurrences
- Judges 1:12כָּלֵ֔בkalevproper noun (a name)And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”here: Caleb
- Judges 1:13כָלֵ֖בkhalevproper noun (a name)So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.here: Caleb
- Judges 1:14כָּלֵ֖בkalevproper noun (a name)One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”here: Caleb
- Judges 1:15כָּלֵ֗בkalevproper noun (a name)“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.here: Caleb
- Judges 1:20לְכָלֵב֙lekhalevpreposition + proper noun (a name)Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.here: to Caleb
- Judges 3:9כָלֵ֖בkhalevproper noun (a name)But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.here: Caleb
1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 Chronicles9 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:18וְכָלֵ֣בvekhalevconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.here: and Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 2:19כָלֵב֙khalevproper noun (a name)When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 2:42כָלֵב֙khalevproper noun (a name)The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 2:46כָּלֵ֔בkalevproper noun (a name)Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 2:48כָּלֵב֙kalevproper noun (a name)Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 2:49כָּלֵ֖בkalevproper noun (a name)She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 2:50כָלֵ֔בkhalevproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 4:15כָּלֵ֣בkalevproper noun (a name)The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.here: Caleb
- 1 Chronicles 6:56לְכָלֵ֥בlekhalevpreposition + proper noun (a name)But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.here: to Caleb