Lexical Summary Yoab: "the LORD is father", three Israelites Original Word: יוֹאָבTransliteration: Yoab Phonetic Spelling: (yo-awb') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "the LORD is father", three Israelites Meaning: Joab -- "the LORD is father", three Israelites Strong's Concordance Joab From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites -- Joab. see HEBREW Yhovah see HEBREW 'ab Brown-Driver-Briggs H3097. Yoab יוֺאָב proper name, masculine (׳י is father; compare אֲבִיאֵל אֱלִיאָב, אֲבִיָּהוּ, & references) — 1 David's sister's son & captain of his host (ᵐ5 Ἰωαβ) 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 2:13 100t. 2Samuel (also 20:6 for אֲבִישַׁי ᵑ0 compare ᵑ6 We Dr); 1 Kings 1:7 14t. 1Kings; 1 Chronicles 2:16 22t. 1Chronicles; Psalm 60:2. 2 a descendant of Judah 1 Chronicles 4:14 (but ᵐ5 B ᵐ5L Ἰωβαβ). 3 a family-name after the exile Ezra 2:6 = Nehemiah 7:11 (ᵐ5 Ἰωβαβ, Ἰωαβ) Ezra 8:9 (ᵐ5 Ἰωαβ). |