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ḥōvāv חֹבָב ‘Hobab’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāvav חָבַב ‘to love’
Roots: חבב

ḥōvāv pr n m pers
Hobab = "cherished"
1) the son of Reuel, the Midianite father-in-law of Moses, also known as Jethro, and brother-in-law of Moses

Mentioned in Numbers 10:29 Judges 4:11

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