Strong H7731שׁוֹבַךְ
Shobach
- Transliteration
- shôbâk
- Pronunciation
- sho-bawk'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Perhaps for H7730; {Shobak} a Syrian: - Shobach.
Meaning of the name
Shobach = "expansion"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.16; also called Shophach (NIV: Shophak) at 1Ch.19.16,18;
Also named: sho.phakh (שׁוֹפָךְ "Shophach" H7780)
Also named: sho.phakh (שׁוֹפָךְ "Shophach" H7780)
In the biblical story
Shobach
Commander of Hadadezer's army, killed by David's men.
Shobach (or Shophach) was the commander of Hadadezer's army, who was killed by David's men during a battle.
In the Bible
Strong H7731 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shobach2
First verses
- 2 Samuel 10:16And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
- 2 Samuel 10:18And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.