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yōvāv יוֹבָב ‘Jobab’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāvav יָבַב ‘to cry’
Roots: יבב

yōvāv pr n m pers
Jobab = "a desert"
1) the last in order of the sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem
2) one of the kings of Edom
3) the king of Madon, located in northern Canaan, and one of the kings who opposed Joshua during the conquest and who were routed at Meron
4) head of a Benjamite house
5) another Benjamite

Mentioned in Genesis 10:29, 36:34, 36:33 Joshua 11:1 1 Chronicles 1:23, 8:18, 1:45, 8:9, 1:44

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