Caleb ~ ካሌብ: “Caleb” means capable / SBD, (ዘኁ 136)
The name Caleb is derived from Qeleb’ (ቀለብ) the meaning is word of the father’; the interpretation is ‘spiritual food / Ibid.
Son of Jephunneh, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to Canaan, “Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh” (Num 13:6)
Other people with the same name are: A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chr 2:50). Some would read the whole passage thus: "These [i.e., the list in ver. 42-49] were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, were Shobal, etc."; The son of Jephunneh (Num 13:6; 32:12; Jos 14:6, 14 )
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ካልብ ~Chelubai: ከልብ፣ ሁሉን ቻይ፣ የማይሳነው ማለት ነው።

[ተዛማጅ ስም- ካሌብ]

የኤስሮም ልጅ፥ ለኤስሮም የተወለዱለት ልጆች ይረሕምኤል፥ አራም፥ ካልብ ነበሩ። (1 ዜና 291842)


No comments: