H3103: יוֹבָב
Yôwbâb · pronounced yo-bawb' · “Jobab”
Definition
Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
KJV translates it as: Jobab.
Word origin: from H2980 (יָבַב); howler;
Extended definition
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211) and Havilah (H2341I)
§ Jobab = "a desert"
1) the last in order of the sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem
2) one of the kings of Edom
3) the king of Madon, located in northern Canaan, and one of the kings who opposed Joshua during the conquest and who were routed at Meron
4) head of a Benjamite house
5) another Benjamite
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3103 is translated
- jobab ×9
Bible verses with H3103 (Yôwbâb)
Yôwbâb appears in 9 verses.
- Genesis 10:29
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- Genesis 36:34
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
- Joshua 11:1
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
- 1 Chronicles 1:23
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 1:45
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 8:9
And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
- 1 Chronicles 8:18
Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;