CALEB

"CALEB" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a dog", "a dog", "a crow", "a basket".

Date "CALEB" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references)

"CALEB" is a common misspelling or typo for: cable.

Specialty Definition: CALEB

Domain	Definition
Bible	Caleb a dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chr. 2:50). Some would read the whole passage thus: "These [i.e., the list in ver. 42-49] were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, were Shobal, etc." Thus Hur would be the name of the son and not the father of Caleb (ver. 19). (3.) The son of Jephunneh (Num. 13:6; 32:12; Josh. 14:6, 14). He was one of those whom Moses sent to search the land in the second year after the Exodus. He was one of the family chiefs of the tribe of Judah. He and Joshua the son of Nun were the only two of the whole number who encouraged the people to go up and possess the land, and they alone were spared when a plague broke out in which the other ten spies perished (Num. 13; 14). All the people that had been numbered, from twenty years old and upward, perished in the wilderness except these two. The last notice we have of Caleb is when (being then eighty-five years of age) he came to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, after the people had gained possession of the land, and reminded him of the promise Moses had made to him, by virtue of which he claimed a certain portion of the land of Kirjath-arba as his inheritance (Josh. 14:6-15; 15:13-15; 21:10-12; 1 Sam. 25:2,3; 30:14). He is called a "Kenezite" in Josh. 14:6,14. This may simply mean "son of Kenez" (Num. 32:12). Some, however, read "Jephunneh, the son of Kenez," who was a descendant of Hezron, the son of Pharez, a grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:5). This Caleb may possibly be identical with (2). (4.) Caleb gave his name apparently to a part of the south country (1 Sam. 30:14) of Judah, the district between Hebron and Carmel, which had been assigned to him. When he gave up the city of Hebron to the priests as a city of refuge, he retained possession of the surrounding country (Josh. 21:11,12; comp. 1 Sam. 25:3). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Literature	Caleb The enchantress who carried off St. George in infancy. Caleb, in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for Lord Grey of Wark (Northumberland), one of the adherents of the Duke of Monmouth. "And, therefore, in the name of dulness, be The well-hung Balaam [Earl of Huntingdon] and old Caleb free." Lines 512-13. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Caleb

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Caleb is a figure from the Jewish Torah (the first five books of the Christian Old Testament) who is noted for his faith in God when the Hebrew nation refuses to enter the "promised land" (what is now the nation of Israel).

When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land they believed had been promised them by God, after having fled slavery in Egypt, Moses (the Hebrew leader) sent twelve scouts into Canaan to report on what was there. Ten of the scouts returned to say that the land would be impossible to claim, and that giants lived there who would crush the Hebrew army. Only two, Joshua and Caleb, returned and said that God would be able to deliver Canaan into the hands of the Hebrew nation.

The Torah records that, because of the testimony of the ten scouts, the Hebrews chose not to enter Canaan: for this disobedience, God caused them to wander in the desert for forty years before being allowed to enter Canaan and conquer it as their home. It is said that the only adult Hebrews allowed to survive these forty years and enter Canaan were Joshua and Caleb, as a reward for their faith in God. This story is recorded in the book of Numbers.

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Crosswords: CALEB

Specialty definitions using "CALEB": Ardon, Ataroth, Azubah ♦ Caleb Quotem, Carmi ♦ Falkland ♦ Jahdai, Jephunneh, Jerahmeel, Jesher ♦ Naam, Nabal ♦ Raham ♦ Sheva, Shobab. (references)

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Modern Usage: CALEB

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Hi, I'm Caleb. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) Caleb, those people back there, they wasn't normal. (Near Dark; writing credit: Kathryn Bigelow; Eric Red)
Movie/TV Titles	Caleb Piper's Girl (1919) The Ressurection of Caleb Worth (1914) Caleb West (1912) Les Filles de Caleb (1990) Caleb (1984)
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Commercial Usage: CALEB

Domain	Title
Books	Caleb and Kate (reference) Caleb the Preacher [LARGE PRINT] (reference) Caleb Williams (reference) Searching for Caleb (reference) The Caleb Trees (reference) (more book examples)
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Image Slideshow: CALEB

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Photo Album: CALEB

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Anguilla chrysypa rafinesque. Common eel; Anguilla. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 1. Credit: Fisheries.		Lycodontis jordani Evermann & Marsh. Type. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 2. Credit: Fisheries.
	Spheroides testudineus (Linnaeus). Puffer; Tamboril. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 41. Credit: Fisheries.		Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier). In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 42. Credit: Fisheries.
	Pontinus macrolepis Goode & Bean. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 43. Credit: Fisheries.		Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 44. Credit: Fisheries.
	Dormitator maculatus (Bloch). In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 45. Credit: Fisheries.		Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy & Gaimard). In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 46. Credit: Fisheries.
	Auchenopterus fajardo Evermann & Marsh. Type. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 47. Credit: Fisheries.		Antennarius nuttengii Garman. Murcielago. In: "The Fishes of Porto Rico", by Barton Warren Evermann and Millard Caleb Marsh. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. XX for 1900. First Part. P. 350, Plate 49. Credit: Fisheries.
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Familiar Quotations: CALEB

Author	Quotation
Charles Caleb Colton	Mystery is not profoundness.
	We ask advice but we mean approbation.
	Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve.
	Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
	Reply to wit with gravity, and to gravity with wit.
	Theories are private property, but truth is common stock.
	Time; that black and narrow isthmus between two eternities.
	Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship, never.
	Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
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Usage Frequency: CALEB

"CALEB" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CALEB" is used about 32 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	32	61,292

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Name Usage Frequency: CALEB

The following table summarizes the usage of "CALEB" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Caleb	First name Male	23,000	440
Caleb	Last name	170	52,584
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Derived & Related Names: CALEB

"CALEB" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a dog", "a dog", "a crow", "a basket".

The following table summarizes names related to "CALEB."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Caleb	Male	Biblical	N/A
Caleb	N/A	Biblical	N/A
Caleb	Male	English	N/A
Kaleb	Male	English	Caleb
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Expression: CALEB

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "CALEB": Caleb-Ephratah.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CALEB

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
caleb	103	caleb novelist	5
caleb carr	43	brett caleb its	5
byron caesar caleb	40	caleb de filles	5
george caleb bingham	20	caleb dr gattegno	5
caleb de filles les	19	caleb carr killing time	4
caleb gattegno	17	caleb smith	4
caleb ross	16	caleb camp	4
caleb project	15	caleb maher	4
caleb livvie	15	buffy caleb	4
brett caleb	13	caleb center joseph	4
charles caleb colton	9	caleb charles port	4
caleb carruth	8	caleb picture	4
caleb morley	8	caleb it rain	3
caleb fairley	7	caleb connor o	3
caleb joshua	7	brown caleb	3
bradham caleb	6	caleb morgan	3
bible caleb	6	caleb livvie love tainted	3
caleb walker	6	caleb technology	3
caleb olivia	6	alaska caleb	3
caleb williams	6	caleb park smith state	3
		caleb johnson	3
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Bible Trace: CALEB

Language	Date	Source	Joshua Chapter 14, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai euloghsen auton ihsouV kai edwken thn cebrwn tw caleb uiw iefonnh uiou kenez en klhrw
Latin	405	Vulgate	Benedixitque ei Iosue et tradidit Hebron in possessionem
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Josue blisside to hym, and took to hym Ebron into possessyon.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And Joshua blessed him, and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And Joshua gave him his blessing; and he gave Hebron to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, for his heritage.
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Matched Bible Translations: CALEB

Language	Joshua Chapter 14, Verse 13
Cebuano	Ug gipanalanginan siya ni Josue; ug gihatag niya ang Hebron kang Caleb, ang anak nga lalake ni Jephone, ingon nga iyang panulondon.
Chinese	於是約書亞為耶孚尼的 �' 子迦 �' 祝福、將希伯崙給他為業。
Croatian	Tada ga Jošua blagoslovi i dade Kalebu, sinu Jefuneovu, Hebron u baštinu.
Danish	Da velsignede Josua ham, og han gav Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, Hebron til Arvelod.
Dutch	Toen zegende hem Jozua, en hij gaf Kaleb, den zoon van Jefunne, Hebron ten erfdeel.
Finnish	Silloin Joosua siunasi Kaalebin, Jefunnen pojan, ja antoi hänelle perintöosaksi Hebronin.
French	Josué bénit Caleb, fils de Jephunné, et il lui donna Hébron pour héritage.
German	Da segnete ihn Josua und gab also Hebron Kaleb, dem Sohn Jephunnes, zum Erbteil.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Maka Yosua merestui Kaleb anak Yefune, lalu memberikan kepadanya kota Hebron menjadi tanah miliknya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka oleh Yusak diberi berkat akan dia dan diberikannya Heberon kepada Kaleb bin Yefuna akan milik pusaka.
Italian	Giosuè lo benedisse e diede Ebron in eredit� a Caleb, figlio di Iefunne.
Maori	Na ka manaakitia ia e Hohua; a hoatu ana e ia a Heperona ki a Karepe tama a Iepune hei kainga tupu.
Norwegian	Da velsignet Josva ham, og han gav Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn, Hebron til arv.
Portuguese	Então Josué abençoou a Calebe, filho de Jefoné, e lhe deu Hebrom em herança.
Rumanian	Iosua a binecuvkntat pe Caleb, fiul lui Iefune, wi i -a dat ca mowtenire Hebronul.
Swedish	Då välsignade Josua Kaleb, Jefunnes son, och gav honom Hebron till arvedel.
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Misspellings: CALEB

Misspellings
	"CALEB" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cadeby, calbe, Calea, calib, Callimba, calob, Camlab, Cawle, Celex, Cielab, clabe, Clabecq, Colbea, Galeb, Halkebi, Kalabu, Kaleb, Kallab, Saleeby. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: CALEB

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: cable.
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-l"
	-1 letter: able, alec, bale, blae, lace.
	-2 letters: ace, alb, ale, bal, bel, cab, cel, lab, lac, lea.
	-3 letters: ab, ae, al, ba, be, el, la.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-l"
	+1 letter: becalm, bleach, cabled, cables, cablet.
	+2 letters: actable, alembic, balance, bascule, becalms, bechalk, beclasp, becloak, becrawl, belaced, blacked, blacken, blacker, bluecap, bullace, cablets, caliber, calibre, capable, cembali, cembalo, citable, clabber, clamber, codable, curable, debacle, placebo, scabble, vocable.
	+3 letters: abjectly, albacore, albicore, alembics, amicable, arbuscle, bachelor, backless, baculine, balanced, balancer, balances, balletic, barbicel, barleduc, barnacle, bascules, becalmed, bechalks, bechamel, beclamor, beclasps, becloaks, becrawls, berascal, biacetyl, binnacle, bioclean, blackens, blackest, blackleg, blanched, blancher, blanches, bleached, bleacher, bleaches, blockade, blockage, bluecaps, bluecoat, bluejack, boldface, bootlace, bracelet, braciole, bracteal, bractlet, breccial, brocatel, brucella, bullaces, caballed, cableway, caboodle, cabriole, calibers, calibred, calibres, callable, capabler, cartable, cascabel, cascable, cashable, castable, causable, celibacy, celibate, cembalos, cerebral, chasuble, chewable, citeable, clabbers, clambake, clambers, closable, clubable, coinable, cookable, culpable, curbable, cuttable, cymbaler, debacles, educable, evocable, faceable, kickable, lambency, lockable, mockable, obstacle, packable, peccable, placable, placebos, scabbled, scabbles, scablike, scalable, scrabble, scramble, sociable, subscale, vocables.
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