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Calebite

American  
[key-luh-bahyt] / ˈkeɪ ləˌbaɪt /

noun

  1. a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Calebites.

Etymology

Origin of Calebite

Caleb + -ite 1

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Its seat was at Carmel, and Abigail, the wife of the Calebite Nabal, was taken by David after her husband's death.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The woman was sensible and beautiful, but the man was rough and ill-mannered; and he was a Calebite.

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.

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