Jobab — the meaning of the Hebrew name יוֹבָב

יוֹבָב

Yôwbâb · pronounced yo-bawb' · Strong's H3103 · a man

Jobab means howler.

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יָבַב yâbab (from, H2980) — to bawl open in the lexicon ›

from H2980; howler; Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners.

Gen 10:29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. (KJV)

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Genesis, Joshua, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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