Strong H5858H5858Aעֵיבָל
Obal
One of the 3 senses of Strong H5858
- Transliteration
- ‛êybâl
- Pronunciation
- ay-bawl'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.28;
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)
Another spelling of o.val (עוֹבָל "Obal" H5745)
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)
Another spelling of o.val (עוֹבָל "Obal" H5745)
Meaning of the name
Ebal = "stone" or "bare mountain"
General definition
Perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald;
bare;
{Ebal} a mountain of Palestine: - Ebal.
bare;
{Ebal} a mountain of Palestine: - Ebal.
In the biblical story
Obal
Son of Joktan
Obal was one of the sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem, mentioned in the Table of Nations.
In the Bible
Strong H5858A appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ebal1
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 1:22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,