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Strong's H3612 כָּלֵב (kaleb)

Kaleb means “Caleb” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3612 — oikema (“prison”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3612
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 35
Books 6

Strong's H3612 Quick Answer

Strong's H3612 כָּלֵב (Kaleb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Kaleb (kaw-labe') n/p. 1. Caleb, the name of three Israelites [perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible] It has 35 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include caleb and caleb's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Kaleb (kaw-labe') n/p. 1. Caleb, the name of three Israelites [perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible]
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
caleb and caleb's

Meaning and Definition

Kaleb (kaw-labe') n/p. 1. Caleb, the name of three Israelites [perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible] KJV: Caleb. Root(s): H3611

Original Word
כָּלֵב
Transliteration
Kaleb
Derivation
First root strongs: 3611
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3612. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Caleb

Usage: 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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How Strong's H3612 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Kaleb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Caleb Numbers 13:6 31× Caleb's Judges 1:13

How Strong's H3612 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 35 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3612 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3612 in the Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 13:6 KJV

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

Numbers 13:30 KJV

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

Numbers 14:6 KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3612.

Numbers 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Numbers 13:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Numbers 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
Numbers 14:24 Old Testament, KJV
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
Numbers 14:30 Old Testament, KJV
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers 14:38 Old Testament, KJV
But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
Numbers 26:65 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
Numbers 34:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Deuteronomy 1:36 Old Testament, KJV
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
Joshua 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.
Joshua 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Joshua 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
Joshua 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
Joshua 15:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Joshua 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Joshua 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Joshua 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
Joshua 21:12 Old Testament, KJV
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Judges 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Judges 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Judges 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
Judges 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
Judges 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Judges 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
1 Samuel 30:14 Old Testament, KJV
We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
1 Chronicles 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
1 Chronicles 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
1 Chronicles 2:42 Old Testament, KJV
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
1 Chronicles 2:46 Old Testament, KJV
And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
1 Chronicles 2:48 Old Testament, KJV
Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
1 Chronicles 2:49 Old Testament, KJV
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
1 Chronicles 2:50 Old Testament, KJV
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.
1 Chronicles 4:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
1 Chronicles 6:56 Old Testament, KJV
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3612, grouped by book.

Numbers 9 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 9 usages, Old Testament
Judges 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 9 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3612 FAQ

What does kaleb (כָּלֵב) mean?

Kaleb (Strong's H3612) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Caleb". Kaleb (kaw-labe') n/p. 1. Caleb, the name of three Israelites [perhaps a form of H3611, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible]

How many times is kaleb (כָּלֵב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's H3612 across 6 books.

Where can I study kaleb (כָּלֵב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3612 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kaleb (כָּלֵב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as caleb and caleb's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.