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Definitions for Caleb
ˈkeɪ ləbcaleb
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Wiktionary
Calebnoun
An Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.
Calebnoun
first used by Puritans.
Etymology: From כלב (kéleb), dog (possibly referring to the dog’s unconditional devotion to his lord).
Wikipedia
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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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
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.
Anagrams for Caleb »
cable
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Caleb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Caleb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Caleb in a Sentence
Justice is not served. Sorry, Caleb.
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?’.
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.
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.
Disappear in the wind.. reappear when in need... -Caleb Alan Hall
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Translations for Caleb
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- كاليبArabic
- calebDanish
- calebGerman
- CalebGreek
- calebSpanish
- کالیبPersian
- CalebFinnish
- calebFrench
- calebIrish
- कालेबHindi
- CalebHungarian
- calebIndonesian
- calebItalian
- קיילבHebrew
- カレブJapanese
- ಕ್ಯಾಲೆಬ್Kannada
- CalebKorean
- calebLatin
- calebDutch
- CalebNorwegian
- calebPortuguese
- calebRomanian
- КалебRussian
- calebSwedish
- கேலப்Tamil
- calebTurkish
- 卡萊布Chinese
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