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Sorry guys-left one out this morning. Just a query re 24a. Type of TV. Third to last a name for reliability. Have checked Chambers and the logical answer is Caleb- but is there such a word?

cedric

I know 2 boys called Caleb - seems to be a popular Christian name , but I dont know where it comes from

The biblical name Caleb is usually rendered as 'faithful' or 'wholehearted'.

Numbers 14:24 says something to the effect of "But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored."

It’s in the section at the back of The Chambers Dictionary called “some first names”. The name is apparently linked to the Hebrew word for “dog”, and thus represents loyalty or devotion.

Thanks all- the words Mr Crowther comes up with!