HebrewH5745Proper Noun (Masculine)
עוֹבָל
o.val
“Obal”
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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