שׁוֹבָל
sho.valProper Noun (Masculine)H7732
Shobal
From: from the same as H7640 (שֹׁבֶל); overflowing;
Short Definition
Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
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
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
9 timesAppears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
6
Genesis
3
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:38
- 1 Chronicles 1:40
- 1 Chronicles 2:50
- 1 Chronicles 2:52
- 1 Chronicles 4:1
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