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Strong's H7732 שׁוֹבָל (shobal)

Showbal - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H7732
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 2

Strong's H7732 Quick Answer

Strong's H7732 שׁוֹבָל (Showbal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Showbal (sho-bawl') n/p. 1. overflowing 2. Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites It has 9 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include shobal. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Showbal (sho-bawl') n/p. 1. overflowing 2. Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shobal

Meaning and Definition

Showbal (sho-bawl') n/p. 1. overflowing 2. Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites [from the same as H7640] KJV: Shobal. Root(s): H7640

Original Word
שׁוֹבָל
Transliteration
Showbal
Derivation
Root: שׁבל First root strongs: 7640
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7732. 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)

Shobal

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2

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How Strong's H7732 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Showbal, 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.

Shobal Genesis 36:20 9×

How Strong's H7732 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 H7732 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 H7732 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 36:20 KJV

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

Genesis 36:23 KJV

And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Genesis 36:29 KJV

These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7732.

Genesis 36:20 Old Testament, KJV
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
Genesis 36:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Genesis 36:29 Old Testament, KJV
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
1 Chronicles 1:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
1 Chronicles 1:40 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. and the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
1 Chronicles 2:50 Old Testament, KJV
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.
1 Chronicles 2:52 Old Testament, KJV
And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
1 Chronicles 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
1 Chronicles 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7732, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 36:20 Genesis 36:23 Genesis 36:29
1 Chronicles 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1:38 1 Chronicles 1:40 1 Chronicles 2:50 1 Chronicles 2:52 1 Chronicles 4:1 1 Chronicles 4:2

Strong's H7732 FAQ

What does shobal (שׁוֹבָל) mean?

Shobal (Strong's H7732) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shobal". Showbal (sho-bawl') n/p. 1. overflowing 2. Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

How many times is shobal (שׁוֹבָל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H7732 across 2 books.

Where can I study shobal (שׁוֹבָל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7732 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shobal (שׁוֹבָל)?

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