HebrewH3103Proper Noun (Masculine)
יוֹבָב
yo.vav
“Jobab”
9Occurrences
H3103Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
from H2980 (יָבַב); howler;
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), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211) and Havilah (H2341I) § Jobab = "a desert" 1) the last in order of the sons of Joktan, a descendant of ) one of the kings of ) the king of Madon, located in northern Canaan, and one of the kings who opposed Joshua during the conquest and who were routed at ) head of a Benjamite house 5) another Benjamite
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יוֹבָב appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
5
Genesis
3
Joshua
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:23BSB
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
1 Chronicles 1:44BSB
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
1 Chronicles 1:45BSB
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
1 Chronicles 8:9BSB
His sons by his wife Hodesh:Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
1 Chronicles 8:18BSB
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
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