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יוֹאָב

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H3097

Joab — used 145 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

Joab tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

יוֹאָב: n.pr.m. tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.pr.m. (י׳ is father; cf. אֲבִיָּהוּ, אֱלִיאָב, אֲבִיאֵל & reff.)— David’s sister’s son & captain of his host (𝔊 Ἰωαβ) 1 S 26:6; 2 S 2:13 + 100 times 2 S (also 2 S 20:6 for MT אֲבִישַׁי cf. 𝔖 We Dr); 1 K 1:7 + 14 times 1 K.; 1 Ch 2:16 + 22 times 1 Ch; ψ 60:2. a descendant of Judah 1 Ch 4:14 (but 𝔊B 𝔊L Ἰωβαβ). a familyname after the exile Ezr 2:6 = Ne 7:11 (𝔊 Ἰωβαβ, Ἰωαβ) Ezr 8:9 (𝔊 Ἰωαβ).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 9 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (12 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (10 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: Joab (122); of Joab (23).

In the verses

2 Samuel 14:1 · tree →

וַיֵּ֖דַע יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה כִּֽי־לֵ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

Word for word: and he.perceived Joab the.son of.Zeruiah (dm).that the.heart of the.king [was].towards Absalom

JPS 1917: Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

2 Samuel 23:37 · tree →

צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑יס נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י נֹשֵׂ֕א כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה׃ס

Word for word: Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Beerothite the.bearer of.the.armor(s) of.Joab the.son of.Zeruiah

JPS 1917: Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

On Mova

Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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