Hebrew word · H3103

יוֹבָב

yovav

Jobab

Appears 9 times in 9 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.33;

son of: Zerah (H2226H)

§ Jobab = "a desert"

1) the last in order of the sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem

2) one of the kings of Edom

3) the king of Madon, located in northern Canaan, and one of the kings who opposed Joshua during the conquest and who were routed at Meron

4) head of a Benjamite house

5) another Benjamite

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 3

  1. Genesis 10:29 יוֹבָ֑ב Jobab

    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

  2. Genesis 36:33 יוֹבָ֥ב Jobab

    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

  3. Genesis 36:34 יוֹבָ֑ב Jobab

    When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

Joshua · 1

  1. Joshua 11:1 יוֹבָב֙ Jobab

    Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;

    Here: The only other king the verse names. The same name belongs to an Edomite king in Genesis 36:33. Its meaning is uncertain.

1 Chronicles · 5

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:23 יוֹבָ֑ב Jobab

    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:44 יוֹבָ֥ב Jobab

    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

  3. 1 Chronicles 1:45 יוֹבָ֑ב Jobab

    When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

  4. 1 Chronicles 8:9 יוֹבָב֙ Jobab

    His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

  5. 1 Chronicles 8:18 וְיוֹבָ֖ב and Jobab

    Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.