Kaleb

Dog-related Hebrew name

Kaleb is a masculine given name, a spelling variant of Caleb.

The spelling with K has become increasingly popular since the late twentieth century: Kaleb started kindergarten this fall.

Like Caleb, it derives from a Hebrew word meaning dog or wholehearted.

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Hebrew

Semitic language of Israel

bold · devotion · loyalty · fortitude · biblical · masculine · strength · courage · variant · American

biblical

Hebron

Historic West Bank city

  • JoshuaBiblical military leader
  • CanaanAncient Palestinian region
  • spiesSecret intelligence gatherers

tribe · Judah · faithful · inheritance · scout · promise · grapes · conquest · descendants · Numbers

Family

Caleb

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