Given name

Chelubai

“of the basket”·“of the bird cage”

Chelubai is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “of the basket.”

Original Hebrewכלובי

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Chelubai means “of the basket” or “of the bird cage.”

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Where it comes from

Chelubai is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun kelub (כלוב), “basket with fruit or cage with birds.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Chelubai appears in 1 Chronicles 2:9.

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See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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