1. Jobab (proper name) — The proper noun Yōvāv (יוֹבָב), used for multiple individuals and one Edomite king: (1) a son of Joktan (Gen 10:29; 1 Chr 1:23), (2) a king of Edom, son of Zerah of Bozrah (Gen 36:33-34; 1 Chr 1:44-45), (3) a Canaanite king of Madon who joined the coalition against Joshua (Josh 11:1), and (4) two Benjamites (1 Chr 8:9,18). English renders 'Jobab' and 'Yovav'; Spanish 'Jobab/Yovab/Yobab'; Arabic يوباب/يُوبابُ (Yūbāb); Korean 요밥 (Yobap); Swahili 'Yobabu'; Hindi योबाब. The two clusters differ only in the presence or absence of the conjunction waw (and-Yovav vs. Yovav), representing grammatical variation rather than any semantic difference. All occurrences denote the same proper name. 9×
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"]
Senses
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.