Numbers 13:6:3Num.13.6.W3TAB
כָּלֵ֖ב
kalev
“Caleb”
- Transliteration
- ka-LEV
- Extended
- kaa-LEV
- IPA
- /kaˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Caleb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LEV
- sentence
le-ma-TEH ye-hu-DA ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH
Exegesis
The construct sequence Kalev ben Yefunneh {כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה | kā-lêḇ ben ye-p̄un-ne} forms a noun chain where Caleb is identified by his father’s name, reflecting Hebrew’s genitival construct without a linking preposition. This structure emphasizes lineage and representative authority within the report of the spies.
Root and etymology
k-l-bkaf-lamed-bet
“dog, bold one”
In context — Numbers 13:6
For the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 13:6, so the Hebrew word כָּלֵ֖ב (kalev) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.13.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.6.W3.S1) and character.