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 times

Appears 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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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.