Hebrew word · H7732

שׁוֹבָל

shoval

Shobal

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.36.20;

son of: Seir (H8165B);

brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208)

§ Shobal = "flowing"

1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites

2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim

3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb

3a) possibly the same as 2

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 36:20 וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל and Shobal

    These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

  2. Genesis 36:23 שׁוֹבָ֔ל Shobal

    These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

  3. Genesis 36:29 שׁוֹבָ֔ל Shobal

    These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

1 Chronicles · 6

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:38 וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל and Shobal

    The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:40 שׁוֹבָ֔ל Shobal

    The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

  3. 1 Chronicles 2:50 שׁוֹבָ֕ל Shobal

    These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

  4. 1 Chronicles 2:52 לְשׁוֹבָ֔ל to Shobal

    These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,

    Here: Shobal is the first son of Hur (v. 50), a Calebite clan leader. The prefix lǝ- ('to, belonging to') marks him as the one who has the descendants.

  5. 1 Chronicles 4:1 וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃ and Shobal

    The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

  6. 1 Chronicles 4:2 שׁוֹבָל֙ Shobal

    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.

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