Word Study · Strong's H3103 · Hebrew
יוֹבָב
Yobab
yo-bawb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yôwbâb
“Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
Rendered in the KJV as
Jobab.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- יוֹבָ֑ב4
- יוֹבָ֥ב2
- יוֹבָב֙2
- וְיוֹבָ֖ב1
How it is rendered · 2
- Jobab8
- and Jobab1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)8
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 8
- HC/Npm · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 10:29יוֹבָ֑בyovavproper noun (a name)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.here: Jobab
- Genesis 36:33יוֹבָ֥בyovavproper noun (a name)When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.here: Jobab
- Genesis 36:34יוֹבָ֑בyovavproper noun (a name)When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.here: Jobab
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:23יוֹבָ֑בyovavproper noun (a name)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.here: Jobab
- 1 Chronicles 1:44יוֹבָ֥בyovavproper noun (a name)When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.here: Jobab
- 1 Chronicles 1:45יוֹבָ֑בyovavproper noun (a name)When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.here: Jobab
- 1 Chronicles 8:9יוֹבָב֙yovavproper noun (a name)His sons by his wife Hodesh:here: Jobab
- 1 Chronicles 8:18וְיוֹבָ֖בveyovavconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.here: and Jobab