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Lexicon :: Strong's H3612 - kālēḇ

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כָּלֵב
Transliteration
kālēḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-labe'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps a form of כֶּלֶב (H3611), or else from the same root in the sense of forcible
Strong’s Definitions

כָּלֵב Kâlêb, kaw-labe'; perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites:—Caleb.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H3612 in the following manner: Caleb (35x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H3612 in the following manner: Caleb (35x).
  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּלֵב Kâlêb, kaw-labe'; perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites:—Caleb.
STRONGS H3612: Abbreviations
כָּלֵב proper name, masculine (Nabataean proper name כלבא Eut (Nö)p. 55. כלבו VogNab. 6; compare also WeSkizzen u. Vorarbeiten iii. 217; on כָּלֵב = dog-clan, see RSK 17, 190 f., 219, 254); — son of יְפֻנֶּה (Greek Version of the LXX Χαλεβ; compare LagBN 78), called הַקְּנִזִּי (see קְנַז) in J E, Numbers 32:12; Joshua 14:6, 14, compare Joshua 15:17 = Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9 (where קְנַז is brother of כ׳), also 1 Chronicles 4:15; treated as full Judahite only in P Numbers 13:6 (see GFMJu p. 30 f.) the one of the spies who (with Joshua) reported well of Canaan Numbers 14:6, 24, 30, 38; also Numbers 26:65; Numbers 34:19; Deuteronomy 1:36; Joshua 14:13; Joshua 15:13, 14, 16, 18; Joshua 21:12 (P = 1 Chronicles 6:41) Judges 1:12, 14, 15, 20 (|| with Joshua 15); = clan of Caleb 1 Samuel 30:14 (distinguished from Judah). Caleb is called בֶּןחֶֿצְרוֺן 1 Chronicles 2:18, compare 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:42; 1 Chronicles 2:46; 1 Chronicles 2:48; 1 Chronicles 2:49; 1 Chronicles 2:50 = כְּלוּבָ֑י 1 Chronicles 2:9; בְּכָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה 1 Chronicles 2:24, read perh בָּא כ׳, so Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate, compare KauAT (see H672 אֶפְרָתָה)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

13:6; 14:6; 14:24; 14:30; 14:38; 26:65; 32:12; 34:19

Deuteronomy

1:36

Joshua

14:6; 14:13; 14:14; 15; 15:13; 15:14; 15:16; 15:17; 15:18; 21:12

Judges

1:12; 1:13; 1:14; 1:15; 1:20; 3:9

1 Samuel

30:14

1 Chronicles

2:9; 2:18; 2:19; 2:24; 2:42; 2:46; 2:48; 2:49; 2:50; 4:15; 6:41

H3612

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Strong's Number H3612 matches the Hebrew כָּלֵב (kālēḇ),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:6 - from the tribe of Judah, Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:30 -

Then Caleb H3612 quieted the people [fn]before Moses and said, “We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will certainly prevail over it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:6 - And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:24 - “But as for My servant Caleb H3612, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring him into the land which he [fn]entered, and his [fn]descendants shall take possession of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:30 - ‘By no means will you come into the land where I [fn]swore to settle you, except for Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:38 - But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh remained alive out of those men who went to spy out the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:65 - For the LORD had said [fn]of them, “They shall certainly die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of them, except Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:12 - except Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have followed the LORD fully.’
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:19 - “These are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:36 - except Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him I will give the land on which he has set foot, and to his sons, because he has followed the LORD fully.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:6 -

Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word which the LORD spoke to Moses the man of God on account of [fn]you and me in Kadesh-barnea.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:13 -

So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:14 - Therefore, Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed the LORD God of Israel fully.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:13 -

Now he gave to Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, in accordance with the [fn]command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, [fn]Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:14 - And Caleb H3612 [fn]drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:16 - And Caleb H3612 said, “The one who [fn]attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, [fn]I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:17 - Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb H3612, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:18 - And it happened that when she came to him, she incited him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from the donkey, and Caleb H3612 said to her, “What do you want?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:12 - But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:12 - And Caleb H3612 said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:13 - Now Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s H3612 younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:14 - Then it happened that when she came to him, she incited him to ask her father for a field. Then later, she dismounted from [fn]her donkey, and Caleb H3612 said to her, “What [fn]do you want?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:15 - She said to him, “Give me a blessing: since you have given me the land of the [fn]Negev, give me springs of water also.” So Caleb H3612 gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:20 - Then they gave Hebron to Caleb H3612, as Moses had [fn]promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9 - But the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to set them free, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s H3612 younger brother.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:14 - “We carried out an attack on the [fn]Negev of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the [fn]Negev of Caleb H3612, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:18 -

Now Caleb H3612 the son of Hezron had sons by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19 - When Azubah died, Caleb H3612 married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:42 -

Now the sons of Caleb H3612, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and [fn]his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:46 - Ephah, Caleb’s H3612 concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:48 - Maacah, Caleb’s H3612 concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:49 - She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb H3612 was Achsah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - These were the sons of Caleb H3612.

The [fn]sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:15 - The sons of Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the [fn]son of Elah was [fn]Kenaz.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:56 - but they gave the fields of the city and its settlements to Caleb H3612 the son of Jephunneh.
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