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ˈkeɪ ləbcaleb

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Wiktionary

  1. Calebnoun

    An Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

  2. Calebnoun

    first used by Puritans.

  3. Etymology: From כלב (kéleb), dog (possibly referring to the dog’s unconditional devotion to his lord).

Wikipedia

  1. Caleb

    Caleb (), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb (Hebrew: כָּלֵב, Kalev, Hebrew pronunciation: [kaˈlev]; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. A reference to him is also found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned (Al-Ma'idah: 20-26).

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  1. Caleb

    Caleb, sometimes transliterated Kaleb is a figure who appears in the Bible as a representative of Judah. A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CALEB

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Caleb is ranked #29918 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Caleb surname appeared 785 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Caleb.

    45.6% or 358 total occurrences were Black.
    40.5% or 318 total occurrences were White.
    5.9% or 47 total occurrences were Asian.
    4.4% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Caleb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Caleb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Caleb in a Sentence

  1. Jessica Ghawi:

    Justice is not served. Sorry, Caleb.

  2. Viki Dyl:

    Somewhere there was a communications breakdown between the people supporting [Caleb] and Applebee’s themselves, that’s what we want to make sure that doesn’t happen. Our first thought was ‘how many other people are in this situation?’.

  3. Anita Guy:

    This video was taken after Caleb Kennedy -LRB- @calebkennedyofficial -RRB- had watched the movie' The Strangers : Prey at Night' and they were imitating those characters, it had nothing to do with Ku Klux, but I know that's how it looks. Caleb Kennedy -LRB- @calebkennedyofficial -RRB- doesn't have a racist bone in Caleb Kennedy -LRB- @calebkennedyofficial -RRB- body. Caleb Kennedy -LRB- @calebkennedyofficial -RRB- loves everyone and has friends of all races.

  4. Torey Lovullo:

    You want to give your starting pitcher a chance to work through those early-inning problems, we needed Caleb to give us 4 or 5 innings. We were trying to get him through.

  5. Anonymous:

    Disappear in the wind.. reappear when in need... -Caleb Alan Hall

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