Strong H3103H3103Gיוֹבָב

Jobab

One of the 5 senses of Strong H3103

Transliteration
yôbâb
Pronunciation
yo-bawb'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29;
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H211) and Havilah (H2341I)

Meaning of the name

Jobab = "a desert"

General definition

From H2980; howler;
{Jobab} the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners: - Jobab.

In the biblical story

Jobab

A son of Joktan, descendant of Shem

Jobab, a descendant of Shem through Joktan, is mentioned in the Table of Nations (Gen.10.29; 1Ch.1.23).

In the Bible

Strong H3103G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jobab2

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:29
    And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:23
    And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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