יוֹאָב
yo.avProper Noun (Masculine)H3097
Joab
From: from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H1 (אָב); Jehovah-fathered;
Short Definition
Joab, the name of three Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; his mother was Zeruiah (H6870); brother of: Abishai (H0052) and Asahel (H6214) § Joab = "Jehovah is father" 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of ) a post exilic family
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
120 timesAppears 120 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Samuel
81
1 Chronicles
22
1 Kings
13
Ezra
2
1 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:6
- 1 Kings 1:41
- 2 Samuel 11:22
- 2 Samuel 18:15
- 2 Samuel 20:17
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