Caleb is a Hebrew name that means faithful whole-hearted bold or brave Some people also think that it might mean devotion to God The name was brought into popular culture through the Bible.

Caleb jewish meaning. The two spies sent by Joshua signified the spiritual Pinchas and the physical Caleb. Lev לב Lamed Bet means heart. It means being loyal to God like a dog is loyal to its master.

He represents the tribe of Judah as its prince Numbers 136. The Jewish Publication Society. He and Joshua were the only people over the age of twenty to enter the Promised Land.

CALEB is actually a compound word in Hebrew - something that is quite common in ancient Hebrew. Col כל Kaf Lamed all or whole. The name Caleb is from the Hebrew word Kaleb which literally translates to dog.

In the light of the cognate Syriac and Arabic words the meaning is not dog which is kelebh in Hebrew but raging with canine madness. Caleb Perhaps a form of keleb or else from the same root in the sense of forcible. Col Cuf Lamed all or whole.

The noun כלב keleb means dog but its not clear what verb it comes from and thus essentially how a dog was seen. Only Caleb and Joshua advised the Hebrews to proceed immediately to take the land. Abarim Publications Biblical Dictionary.

Therefore CALEB or COLEV as pronounced in Hebrew actually means whole hearted. Caleb means faithful or wholehearted. Lev Lamed Vet heart.