3103. Yobab

Strong's Lexicon

Yobab: Jobab

Original Word: יוֹבָב
Part of Speech: Proper name
Transliteration: Yowbab
Pronunciation: yo-BAHV
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-bawb')
Definition: Jobab
Meaning: Jobab

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָבַב (yavav), meaning "to cry out" or "to shout."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Jobab in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies and historical records.

Usage: The name "Jobab" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to several individuals. It is generally understood to mean "a desert" or "a howler," possibly reflecting a characteristic of the person or their environment.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Jobab appears in genealogical and historical contexts within the Old Testament. It is a common Semitic name and reflects the cultural practice of naming individuals with meanings that convey characteristics or hoped-for attributes. The individuals named Jobab are often associated with leadership or tribal affiliations, indicating the importance of lineage and heritage in ancient Israelite society.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yabab
Definition
a son of Joktan, also his desc., also two non-Isr. kings, also two Benjamites
NASB Translation
Jobab (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יוֺבָב proper name, masculine (Sabean proper name יהיבב Glaser^{Skizze ii. 303 ff.}) —

1 'son' of Yoktân Genesis 10:29 = 1 Chronicles 1:23, ᵐ5 Ιωβαβ.

2 a king in Edom Genesis 36:33,34 = 1 Chronicles 1:44,45, ᵐ5 Ιω(α)βαβ.

3 king of Madon (Northern Canaan) Joshua 11:1, ᵐ5 Ιω(β)αβ.

4 Benjamites:

a. 1 Chronicles 8:9, ᵐ5 Ιωβαβ.

b. 1 Chronicles 8:18, ᵐ5 Ιω(β)αβ.

יְבוּס, יְבוּסִי, יְבֻסִי see below בוס above

יִבְחָר see below בחר above

יָבִין see below בין above

יוֺבָב proper name see יבב; יוֺבֵל, יוּבַל see יבל.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jobab

From yabab; howler; Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners -- Jobab.

see HEBREW yabab

Forms and Transliterations

וְיוֹבָ֖ב ויובב יוֹבָ֑ב יוֹבָ֥ב יוֹבָב֙ יובב veyoVav wə·yō·w·ḇāḇ wəyōwḇāḇ yō·w·ḇāḇ yoVav yōwḇāḇ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:29
HEB: חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־ יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־ אֵ֖לֶּה
NAS: and Havilah and Jobab; all
KJV: and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons
INT: and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab all these

Genesis 36:33
HEB: וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו יוֹבָ֥ב בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח
NAS: died, and Jobab the son
KJV: died, and Jobab the son
INT: became his place and Jobab the son of Zerah

Genesis 36:34
HEB: וַיָּ֖מָת יוֹבָ֑ב וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו
NAS: Then Jobab died, and Husham
KJV: And Jobab died, and Husham
INT: died Jobab became his place

Joshua 11:1
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶל־ יוֹבָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מָד֔וֹן
NAS: [of it], that he sent to Jobab king
KJV: [those things], that he sent to Jobab king
INT: sent to Jobab king of Madon

1 Chronicles 1:23
HEB: חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־ יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־ אֵ֖לֶּה
NAS: Ophir, Havilah and Jobab; all these
KJV: and Havilah, and Jobab. All these [were] the sons
INT: Ophir Havilah and Jobab all these

1 Chronicles 1:44
HEB: וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו יוֹבָ֥ב בֶּן־ זֶ֖רַח
NAS: When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah
KJV: was dead, Jobab the son
INT: became his place Jobab the son of Zerah

1 Chronicles 1:45
HEB: וַיָּ֖מָת יוֹבָ֑ב וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו
NAS: When Jobab died, Husham
KJV: And when Jobab was dead, Husham
INT: died Jobab became his place

1 Chronicles 8:9
HEB: אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ אֶת־ יוֹבָב֙ וְאֶת־ צִבְיָ֔א
NAS: he became the father of Jobab, Zibia,
KJV: his wife, Jobab, and Zibia,
INT: Hodesh his wife of Jobab Zibia Mesha

1 Chronicles 8:18
HEB: וְיִשְׁמְרַ֧י וְיִזְלִיאָ֛ה וְיוֹבָ֖ב בְּנֵ֥י אֶלְפָּֽעַל׃
NAS: Izliah and Jobab [were] the sons
KJV: also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons
INT: Ishmerai Izliah and Jobab the sons of Elpaal

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3103
9 Occurrences

wə·yō·w·ḇāḇ — 1 Occ.
yō·w·ḇāḇ — 8 Occ.