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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA male given name from Hebrew, a less common modern spelling variant of Caleb.
From Hebrew כלב (“dog”), possibly referring to a dog’s unconditional devotion to its master.
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- Derivation mentionכלבhe
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