yōv יוֹב ‘Job’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
perhaps a form of yōvāv יוֹבָב ‘Jobab’ , probably by orthographical error for yāšūv יָשׁוּב ‘Jashub’
Roots:
יובב
ישׁוב ישׁיב
yōv pr n m pers
Job = "persecuted"
1) the 3rd son of Issachar also called 'Jashub'