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CALEB
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: כָּלֵב (Hebrew)
Pronounced: KAY-ləb (English) [key]
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Means "dog" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the name of one of the twelve spies sent by Moses into Israel. Of the Israelites who left Egypt with Moses, Caleb and Joshua were the only ones who lived to see the promised land. As an English name, Caleb came into use after the Protestant Reformation. It was common among the Puritans, who introduced it to America in the 17th century. |
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