"Caleb" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈkeɪ.ləb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Caleb.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Calebs [plural]
enPR: kāʹlĕb Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|Caleb}} Late Latin Caleb, {{m|la|Calebus}} Calebus, {{der|en|grc-koi|Χάλεβ}} Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), {{der|en|hbo|כָּלֵב||tr=Kālēḇ}} Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), {{m|hbo|כֶּלֶב||dog|tr=keleḇ}} כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Calebs}} Caleb (plural Calebs)
  1. (biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua. Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters, Individuals Synonyms: Kaleb Translations (biblical character): Kaleb (Danish), Káleb [masculine] (Faroese), Kaleb [masculine] (Faroese), Caleb (French), Kaleb (German), Χάλεβ (Chálev) [masculine] (Greek), כָּלֵב (kalév) (Hebrew), Caleb (Italian), Karepe (Maori), Kaleb (Norwegian), Kaleb [masculine] (Polish), Calebe [masculine] (Portuguese), Caleb (Spanish), Kaleb (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Caleb-en-name-GGfqzwan Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 60 40 Disambiguation of Individuals: 55 45 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 92 8
  2. A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Caleb-en-name-C9uMVJu0 Disambiguation of Individuals: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66

Proper name [French]

IPA: /ka.lɛb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Caleb.wav [France]
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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|LL.|Caleb|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin Caleb, {{bor+|fr|LL.|Caleb}} Borrowed from Late Latin Caleb, {{m|la|Calebus}} Calebus, {{der|fr|grc-koi|Χάλεβ}} Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), {{der|fr|hbo|כָּלֵב||tr=Kālēḇ}} Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), {{m|hbo|כֶּלֶב||dog|tr=keleḇ}} כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Caleb m
  1. Caleb Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Caleb-fr-name-1ys6D0H~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈka.leb/ [Classical], [ˈkäɫ̪ɛb] [Classical], /ˈka.leb/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäːleb] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
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. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc-koi|Χάλεβ}} Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), {{der|la|hbo|כָּלֵב||tr=Kālēḇ}} Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), {{m|hbo|כֶּלֶב||dog|tr=keleḇ}} כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Caleb|g=m|indecl=1}} Caleb m (indeclinable)
  1. Caleb Tags: Ecclesiastical, Late-Latin, Latin, indeclinable, masculine Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters, Individuals Synonyms: Calebus
    Sense id: en-Caleb-la-name-1ys6D0H~ Categories (other): Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Caleb meaning in All languages combined (11.8kB)

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