Strong's Definition
perhaps a form of 3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites
KJV Usage: Caleb
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כָּלֵב (ka.lev) — Caleb. A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Israel before the Monarchy, first mentioned at Num.13.6; son of: Jephunneh (H3312); brother of: Kenaz (H7073I); father of: Achsah (H5915), Iru (H5900), Elah (H0425J), Naam (H5277) Also named: ka.lib.bo (כָּלִבִּי "Calebite" H3614) § 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
כָּלֵב (ka.lev) — Caleb. A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.9; son of: Hezron (H2696H); brother of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806); married to Azubah (H5806H), Jerioth (H3408), Ephrathah (H0672), Ephah (H5891H) and Maacah (H4601L); father of: Hur (H2354), Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H); also called Carmi (NIV: Karmi) at 1Ch.4.1(?); Chelubai at 1Ch.2.9; § 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · כָּלִבִּי
Names of People
Caleb = man; ◄ son of Jephunneh; clan of Kenaz; tribe of Judah; ► one of the twelve men sent by Moses to spy out the land
NUM 13:6 · NUM 13:30 · NUM 14:6 · NUM 14:24 · NUM 14:30 · NUM 14:38 · NUM 26:65 · NUM 32:12 · NUM 34:19 · DEU 1:36 · JOS 14:6 · JOS 14:13 · JOS 14:14 · JOS 15:13 · JOS 15:14 · JOS 15:16 · JOS 15:17 · JOS 15:18 · JOS 21:12 · JDG 1:12 · JDG 1:13 · JDG 1:14 · JDG 1:15 · JDG 1:20 · JDG 3:9 · 1CH 4:15 · 1CH 6:41
1 1CH 2:24 NRSV NJPS NIV: Place name "Caleb-ephrathah" | RSV ESV NJB GNT CEV: Personal name "Caleb"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כָּלֵב n.pr.m. son of יְפֻנֶּה base