יוֹאָבYôwʼâb

Meanings

Same root

• יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh · H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
• אָבʼâb · H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
• עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָבʻAṭrôwth bêyth Yôwʼâb · H5854Atroth-beth-Joab, a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 145 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 26:6 “Who will volunteer to go in there with me?” David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother. “I’ll go with you,” Abishai replied.
• 2 Samuel 2:13 About the same time, Joab son of Zeruiah led David’s troops out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. The two groups sat down there, facing each other from opposite sides of the pool.
• 2 Samuel 2:14 Then Abner suggested to Joab, “Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.” “All right,” Joab agreed.
• 2 Samuel 2:18 Joab, Abishai, and Asahel—the three sons of Zeruiah—were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,
• 2 Samuel 2:22 Again Abner shouted to him, “Get away from here! I don’t want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?”
• 2 Samuel 2:24 When Joab and Abishai found out what had happened, they set out after Abner. The sun was just going down as they arrived at the hill of Ammah near Giah, along the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.