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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryCaleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua. · A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans.
From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.
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