Obil — the meaning of the Hebrew name אוֹבִיל

אוֹבִיל

ʼôwbîyl · pronounced o-beel' · Strong's H179 · a man

Obil means mournful.

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Strong's definition

probably from H56; mournful; Obil, an Ishmaelite.

First appearance

1Chr 27:30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: (KJV)

Every verse that names Obil

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 27:30

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