Word Study · Strong's H7732 · Hebrew
שׁוֹבָל
Shobal
sho-bawl'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Shôwbâl
“Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Shobal.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- שׁוֹבָ֔ל3
- וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל2
- וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃1
- לְשׁוֹבָ֔ל1
- שׁוֹבָ֕ל1
- שׁוֹבָל֙1
How it is rendered · 3
- Shobal5
- and Shobal3
- to Shobal1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 5
- HC/Npm · 3
- HR/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 36:20וְשׁוֹבָ֖לveshovalconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,here: and Shobal
- Genesis 36:23שׁוֹבָ֔לshovalproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.here: Shobal
- Genesis 36:29שׁוֹבָ֔לshovalproper noun (a name)These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,here: Shobal
1 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:38וְשׁוֹבָ֖לveshovalconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.here: and Shobal
- 1 Chronicles 1:40שׁוֹבָ֔לshovalproper noun (a name)The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.here: Shobal
- 1 Chronicles 2:50שׁוֹבָ֕לshovalproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:here: Shobal
- 1 Chronicles 2:52לְשׁוֹבָ֔לleshovalpreposition + proper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:here: to Shobal
- 1 Chronicles 4:1וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃veshovalconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.here: and Shobal
- 1 Chronicles 4:2שׁוֹבָל֙shovalproper noun (a name)Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.here: Shobal