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N-proper-ms  |  9× in 1 sense
Jobab — a proper name borne by several OT figures: a descendant of Joktan, an Edomite king, a Canaanite king, and two Benjamites.
Jobab (יוֹבָב, Yōvāv) appears nine times in the Old Testament as the name of at least five distinct individuals. The most ancient is a son of Joktan in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:29), linking the name to early Arabian genealogy. A second Jobab reigns as king of Edom from Bozrah (Gen 36:33–34), while a third is the king of Madon who joins the northern Canaanite coalition against Joshua (Josh 11:1). Two additional Benjamites bear the name in the Chronicler's genealogies (1 Chr 8:9, 18). The Septuagint consistently renders it Ιωβαβ across all referents.
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Senses
1. Jobab (proper name) — A masculine proper noun used for five distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The name likely derives from a root suggesting 'calling out' or 'crying,' attested also in Sabaic inscriptions (יהיבב). Its broad distribution — spanning Joktanite, Edomite, Canaanite, and Benjamite lineages — shows it was a common Semitic name across ethnic boundaries. Key passages include Gen 10:29 (genealogical), Gen 36:33 (royal Edomite), and Josh 11:1 (military Canaanite context). 9×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["وَيُوبَاب", "يوباب", "يوبابَ", "يُوبابُ", "يُوبَاب", "يُوبَابَ"]·ben["ও-যোবাব", "যোবব", "যোবাব"]·DE["Jobab", "Yovav", "und-Jobab"]·EN["Jobab", "Yovav", "and-Yovav"]·FR["Jobab", "Yovav", "et-Jobab"]·heb["ו-יובב", "יובב"]·HI["और-योबाब", "योबाब", "योबाब-को"]·ID["Yobab", "dan-Yobab"]·IT["Iovav", "Jobab", "e-Jobab"]·jav["Yobab", "lan-Yobab"]·KO["그-와-요밥", "요밥", "요밥에게", "요밥이"]·PT["Yovav", "e-Yovav"]·RU["Иовава", "Йовав", "Йоваву", "и-Иовав", "сыны"]·ES["Jobab", "Yobab", "Yovav", "y-Jobab"]·SW["Yobabi", "Yobabu", "akakufa", "na-Yobabu"]·TR["Yovav", "Yovav'a", "Yovav'ı", "ve-Yovav"]·urd["اور-یوباب", "یوباب"]
Gen 10:29, Gen 36:33, Gen 36:34, Josh 11:1, 1 Chr 1:23, 1 Chr 1:44, 1 Chr 1:45, 1 Chr 8:9, 1 Chr 8:18
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יוֹבָב n.pr.m. (Sab. n.pr. יהיבב GlaserSkizze ii. 303 ff.)— 1. ‘son’ of Yoḳtân Gn 10:29 = 1 Ch 1:23, 𝔊 Ιωβαβ. 2. a king in Edom Gn 36:33, 34 = 1 Ch 1:44, 45, 𝔊 Ιω(α)βαβ. 3. king of Madon (Northern Canaan) Jos 11:1, 𝔊 Ιω(β)αβ. 4. Benjamites: a. 1 Ch 8:9, 𝔊 Ιωβαβ. b. 1 Ch 8:18, 𝔊 Ιω(β)αβ.