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Strong's H3103 יוֹבָב (yobab)

Yobab means “Jobab” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3103 — mathousala (“Mathusala”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H3103
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 3

Strong's H3103 Quick Answer

Strong's H3103 יוֹבָב (Yowbab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yowbab (yo-bawb') n/p. 1. howler 2. Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners It has 9 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include jobab. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yowbab (yo-bawb') n/p. 1. howler 2. Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jobab

Meaning and Definition

Yowbab (yo-bawb') n/p. 1. howler 2. Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners [from H2980] KJV: Jobab. Root(s): H2980

Original Word
יוֹבָב
Transliteration
Yowbab
Derivation
Root: יבב First root strongs: 2980
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3103. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Jobab

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29; son of: Joktan (H3355);

brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211) and Havilah (H2341I) § 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

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How Strong's H3103 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yowbab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Jobab Genesis 10:29 9×

How Strong's H3103 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3103 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3103 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:29 KJV

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

Genesis 36:33 KJV

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:34 KJV

And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3103.

Genesis 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
Genesis 36:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Genesis 36:34 Old Testament, KJV
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
Joshua 11:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
1 Chronicles 1:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
1 Chronicles 1:44 Old Testament, KJV
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles 1:45 Old Testament, KJV
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
1 Chronicles 8:18 Old Testament, KJV
Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3103, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 10:29 Genesis 36:33 Genesis 36:34
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 11:1
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1:23 1 Chronicles 1:44 1 Chronicles 1:45 1 Chronicles 8:9 1 Chronicles 8:18

Strong's H3103 FAQ

What does yobab (יוֹבָב) mean?

Yobab (Strong's H3103) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jobab". Yowbab (yo-bawb') n/p. 1. howler 2. Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners

How many times is yobab (יוֹבָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3103 across 3 books.

Where can I study yobab (יוֹבָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3103 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yobab (יוֹבָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jobab. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.