Obal — the meaning of the Hebrew name עוֹבָל

עוֹבָל

ʻÔwbâl · pronounced o-bawl' · Strong's H5745 · a man

Obal means Obal, a son of Joktan.

Strong's definition

of foreign derivation; Obal, a son of Joktan.

Gen 10:28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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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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