Strong H7732H7732Gשׁוֹבָל

Shobal

One of the 2 senses of Strong H7732

Transliteration
shôbâl
Pronunciation
sho-bawl'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20;
son of: Seir (H8165B);
brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H208)

Meaning of the name

Shobal = "flowing"

General definition

From the same as H7640; overflowing;
{Shobal} the name of an Edomite and two Israelites: - Shobal.

In the biblical story

Shobal

Horite chief, son of Seir, in the land of Edom.

Shobal was a Horite chief, the son of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.

In the Bible

Strong H7732G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shobal5

First verses

  1. Genesis 36:20
    These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
  2. Genesis 36:23
    And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
  3. Genesis 36:29
    These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:38
    And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:40
    The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
See every occurrence

Occurrences by book

Related words