HebrewH5745Proper Noun (Masculine)

עוֹבָל

o.val

1Occurrences
H5745Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Obal, a son of Joktan

of foreign derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) Also named: e.val (*עֵיבָל *"Obal" H5858A) § Obal = "stripped bare" a son of Joktan and the founder of an Arab tribe

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עוֹבָל appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
1

Key Passages

Genesis 10:28BSB

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

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