יוֹבָבYôwbâb
יוֺבָב: 1.
Pronunciation: yo-bawb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3103
Meanings
'son' of Yoktân (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23)
2. a king in Edom (Genesis 36:33; Genesis 36:34; 1 Chronicles 1:44)
3. king of Madon (Northern Canaan) (Joshua 11:1)
4. Benjamites
יוֺבָב: proper name: see יבל
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
- Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
- Genesis 36:34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
- Joshua 11:1 When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph;
- 1 Chronicles 1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).