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HebrewH7732Proper Noun (Masculine)

שׁוֹבָל

sho.val

9Occurrences
H7732Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

from the same as H7640 (שֹׁבֶל); overflowing;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of a) possibly the same as 2

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

שׁוֹבָל appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
6
Genesis
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:38BSB

The sons of Seir:Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

1 Chronicles 1:40BSB

The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

1 Chronicles 2:50BSB

These were the descendants of Caleb.The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

1 Chronicles 2:52BSB

These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:Haroeh, half the Manahathites,

1 Chronicles 4:1BSB

The descendants of Judah:Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

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