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 with meaning. Random House Kernerman Websters College Dictionary 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. He and Joshua were the only people over the age of twenty to enter the Promised Land. Person with this name provides people the power to deal with everything with proper care.

It is important to note that these individuals should have a balance in their lifestyle. Faithful It is borne in the Bible by a leader of the Israelites one of those sent by Moses to scout out the land in the second year after the Exodus. Name Caleb or no variations means Bold.

The name Caleb is a boys name of Hebrew origin meaning devotion to God. In Modern Hebrew the name is pronounced kaˈlev. Caleb in American English.

He is one of the people chosen by God to lead the people to the land of Canaan with Moses. An Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua. It is of Hebrew origin and the meaning of Caleb is faith devotion whole hearted.

Caleb Name Meaning With the warm meaning of whole heart its no surprise that Caleb has been picking up steam in the baby name circuit. Copyright 2005 1997 1991 by Random House Inc. From a Hebrew word meaning dog.

In the Old Testament Caleb is one of only two ancient Israelites Joshua was the other who set out from Egypt to finally enter the promised land. First used by Puritans. Some people also think that it might mean devotion to God.