Chileab — the meaning of the Hebrew name כִּלְאָב
כִּלְאָב
Chileab means restraint of (his) father.
Built from
כָּלָא kâlâʼ — to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit) open in the lexicon ›
אָב ʼâb — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
apparently from H3607 and H1; restraint of (his) father; Kilab, an Israelite.
First appearance
2Sam 3:3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;