People of the Bible · Tribe of Judah

Calcol, son of Zerah

The name Calcol means “nourishing.” Calcol is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 2:6.

Family of Calcol

Who was Calcol?

(1 Chr. 2:6), sustenance, the same probably as Chalcol (1 Kings 4:31), one of the four sages whom Solomon excelled in wisdom; for “he was wiser than all men.”

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Calcol

  • 1 Chronicles 2:6

    And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.