Caleb

American  

[key-luhb] / ˈkeɪ ləb /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan.

2. a male given name.

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Etymology

Origin of Caleb

From Hebrew Kālēbh “dog”

Example Sentences

Since 2020, home-health and personal-care roles have expanded by roughly 20%, and outpatient-center employment has grown at the same clip, according to an analysis by Mahoney and Caleb Brobst at Stanford.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neale Mahoney, Jared Bernstein, Caleb Brobst and Ryan Cummings use the highest number, $748, to compare with what is likely to happen at the pump over the course of the year.

From MarketWatch

Ayala 7, Northview 1: Jaden Valenzuela and Caleb Trugman each had three hits for Ayala.

From Los Angeles Times

Alternating every two or three chapters, Ms. Seve and the actor Caleb Teaupa unfurl a blood- and brine-soaked epic set in and around the islands of long-ago Polynesia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fullerton 1, Chaparral 0: Garrett Wrightman threw four innings of scoreless relief and Caleb Brown had an RBI double in the third inning for Fullerton.

From Los Angeles Times