The name Caleb is from the Hebrew word Kaleb which literally translates to dog.

Caleb meaning hebrew. A son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land. Col כל Kaf Lamed all or whole. Caleb ˈ k eɪ l ə b sometimes transliterated as Kaleb Hebrew.

For his faith Caleb was rewarded with the promise that he and his descendants should possess it Numbers 1314. 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. כלבו kālibbô H3614 1 King James Bible Verses.

The vast majority of Argentine Jews are descended from immigrants who arrived from Europe. He is one of the people chosen by God to lead the people to the land of Canaan with Moses. As a person Caleb the son of Jephunneh occurs in the story of the spies.

Lev לב Lamed Bet means heart. These ashkenazic Jews migrated from small towns or shtetels of Poland Lithuania Russia Germany Romania or Ukraine leaving behind most of their Jewish relatives. Caleb has two potential derivations the first being from the Hebrew kelev meaning dog and the second from the Hebrew components kal and lev together meaning whole heart.

Caleb means faithful or wholehearted. Only Caleb and Joshua advised the Hebrews to proceed immediately to take the land. Of the house of Caleb a Calebite or descendant of Caleb Hebrew.

It means being loyal to God as a dog is loyal to his master. A leader of the tribe of Judah he was one of the 12 spies Moses sent to reconnoiter the Land of Israel and later one of two sent by Joshua to scout out the city of Jericho. Strongs Concordance Hebrew Dictionary.