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ka.lev H3612

כָּלֵב (ka.lev) means “Caleb” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כָּלֵב Hebrew · H3612 35 tagged occurrences in 35 verses

Pronunciation guide: kaw-labe' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3612G

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

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TBESH · H3612H

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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

perhaps a form of H3611 (כֶּלֶב), or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites

KJV glosses: Caleb.

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How translators render H3612

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
caleb 14
and caleb 6
of caleb 4
calebs 3
of calebs 3
to caleb 3
so caleb 1
then caleb 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and caleb 11
of caleb 7
caleb 5
calebs 4
unto caleb 2
and unto caleb 1
of them save caleb 1
save caleb 1
therein save caleb 1
they to caleb 1
to caleb 1

Verses containing H3612

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  1. Numbers 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

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  2. Numbers 13:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  3. Numbers 14:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

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  4. Numbers 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Numbers 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  6. Numbers 14:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.

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  7. Numbers 26:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  8. Numbers 32:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’

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  9. Numbers 34:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;

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  10. Deuteronomy 1:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

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  11. Joshua 14:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  12. Joshua 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

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  13. Joshua 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  14. Joshua 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.)

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  15. Joshua 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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  16. Joshua 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

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  17. Joshua 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

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  18. Joshua 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  19. Joshua 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

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  20. Judges 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

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  21. Judges 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

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  22. Judges 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  23. Judges 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  24. Judges 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

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  25. Judges 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  26. 1 Samuel 30:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

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  27. 1 Chronicles 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

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  28. 1 Chronicles 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.

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  29. 1 Chronicles 2:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  30. 1 Chronicles 2:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

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  31. 1 Chronicles 2:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

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  32. 1 Chronicles 2:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.

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  33. 1 Chronicles 2:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

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  34. 1 Chronicles 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

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  35. 1 Chronicles 6:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

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    Source alternate reference: 6.41

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