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In Arabic there is a name "غالب" that has similar pronunciation and it is written in different ways in English like "Ghaleb, Kaleb" and could be written as "Caleb" too. It means "The winner" so never be ashamed of your names.
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The name means dog. I am sorry to disappoint you. It is Ancient Hebrew, so it evolved into kelev in modern Hebrew, but it still means dog. This was probably a nickname that was used for the character to refer to his faithfulness, or a "code name," since he was a spy, but it wasn't actually his name, which is unknown. Jews don't use this name and never did. This is something Protestants did because they did not understand that it was a code name for a spy in the Bible and not the individual's actual name.
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Caleb (meaning a dog) the Kenite:
1. Kaf is the picture of the hand and can mean to cover, to open or to allow.
2. Lamed is the picture of the shepherd’s staff and means to have authority or control.
3. Beyt is the picture of the tent and means the house, the family, or the dwelling place, and can refer to the Son of God.
So the first mystery in the name Caleb is that he is one who (Kaf) allows himself to come under the (Lamed) authority of (Beyt) the Son of God. He chooses to be in the tent, to be part of the family of Yahweh.
Overstand the character and meaning of Caleb:
A dog\canine is one who is bound (bonded) to his master, and is one who wears a collare Latin for "chain for the neck".
The scribe wrote in 2 Chronicles Chapter 16 verse 9:
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew hims.
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1. Kaf is the picture of the hand and can mean to cover, to open or to allow.
2. Lamed is the picture of the shepherd’s staff and means to have authority or control.
3. Beyt is the picture of the tent and means the house, the family, or the dwelling place, and can refer to the Son of God.
So the first mystery in the name Caleb is that he is one who (Kaf) allows himself to come under the (Lamed) authority of (Beyt) the Son of God. He chooses to be in the tent, to be part of the family of Yahweh.
Overstand the character and meaning of Caleb:
A dog\canine is one who is bound (bonded) to his master, and is one who wears a collare Latin for "chain for the neck".
The scribe wrote in 2 Chronicles Chapter 16 verse 9:
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew hims.
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Kaleb doesn't mean dog. I am a Hebrew speaker and dog is Kelev, not Kaleb.
Kaleb means "like the heart" (ka-like, as. Leb-heart).
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Kaleb means "like the heart" (ka-like, as. Leb-heart).
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Hello! As a third culture person speaking fluent Hebrew I would like to point some things out:
Things this name does not mean at all:
'dog' 'courageous' 'faithful' 'cage/trapper' 'bold'
Things this name DOES mean:
'all heart' - as in, a simplification of a person who wears his heart on his sleeve. It is a fusion of two words כולו לב (kulo lev). The first word relates specifically to a personification of the word 'whole' or 'entire' which means it doesn't simply say 'all' but 'all of a person'. The second word means 'heart'.
The Hebrew word for 'dog'(kelev) כלב is spelled exactly the same as Caleb, but the vowel on the first letter makes a different sound. Thus, both of them are not at all related (kAlev =/= kElev).
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Things this name does not mean at all:
'dog' 'courageous' 'faithful' 'cage/trapper' 'bold'
Things this name DOES mean:
'all heart' - as in, a simplification of a person who wears his heart on his sleeve. It is a fusion of two words כולו לב (kulo lev). The first word relates specifically to a personification of the word 'whole' or 'entire' which means it doesn't simply say 'all' but 'all of a person'. The second word means 'heart'.
The Hebrew word for 'dog'(kelev) כלב is spelled exactly the same as Caleb, but the vowel on the first letter makes a different sound. Thus, both of them are not at all related (kAlev =/= kElev).
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One usage of this name or word (kaf-lamed-bet in Hebrew) is found in Deuteronomy 23:18 in connection with verse 17. According to Koehler & Baumgartner's Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, one meaning of the word is "(ritual) paederaste," or, prepubescent sexual abuse of boys as catamites.
Moses, at 120 years old, on the east side of the River Jordan, prior to the crossing over of the children of Israel into the Promised Land, warned that Israelites must not imitate the pagan practices of the Canaanites. It was common for some young pagan children to become male/female temple prostitutes.
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Moses, at 120 years old, on the east side of the River Jordan, prior to the crossing over of the children of Israel into the Promised Land, warned that Israelites must not imitate the pagan practices of the Canaanites. It was common for some young pagan children to become male/female temple prostitutes.
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In Arabic "Kalb" (written as "كلب", pronounced "Kə-ləb") means "dog". In Arabic "Qalb" (written as "قلب", pronounced "Qə-ləb") means "heart".
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Caleb is referred to in the Qur’ān and recoginised by Muslims as one of the believing spies similar to Christian belief.
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Caleb is pronounced as "Colev" in Hebrew meaning "Whole-Hearted" or "Faithful" Caleb is actually a compound word in Hebrew - something that is quite common in ancient Hebrew.
Col (Cuf + Lamed) = all or whole. Lev (Lamed + Vet) = heart.
Many name books / websites list the meaning of Caleb as "Dog". "Dog" in Hebrew is Celev, not Caleb:.
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Col (Cuf + Lamed) = all or whole. Lev (Lamed + Vet) = heart.
Many name books / websites list the meaning of Caleb as "Dog". "Dog" in Hebrew is Celev, not Caleb:.
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Yes the direct translation of Caleb is dog but it also means faithful, just like dogs, faithful.
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The name Caleb does not come from the Hebrew word for dog. Dog in Hebrew is Kelev, and the name Caleb in Hebrew is Calev (CA-lev). Although they are written almost the same, and consist of the 3 basic letters (root letters), Caleb comes from the Hebrew word for Cage, "Cloov". In the Bible Dictionary it is said the "Caleb" means "trapper". I'd say it makes more sense.
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In Hebrew, "dog" is KELEV.
KELEV
KALEB
I think the difference is big enough. They're not really the same at all.
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KELEV
KALEB
I think the difference is big enough. They're not really the same at all.
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Exactly, the name Caleb derived from Kalev which means 'like the heart' and certainly not kelev which means a dog, and it doesn't mean any of these: bold, courageous, impetuous, people are mistaken for thinking that.
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In Hebrew the name is "Kalev" that means "like the heart" and not "kelev" which means a dog.
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In a baby name book I have, it says Caleb means bold & faithful.
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I've also researched this name and found the meanings "bold, courageous, impetuous." This is more befitting the Biblical character than "dog," in my opinion. My second son is named Caleb and happens to exhibit those traits.
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This name is Hebrew, and in Hebrew there are no vowels. However, with different vowels between the consonants, this name means different things. Celeb would mean dog, but Caleb means bold or courageous. I talked to a Hebrew scholar about this and that is what he said.
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Also meaning "bold; intrepid; impetuous".
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