Strong's H3097 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb)

Pronunciation: yo-awb'

POS: yo-awb' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; Jehovah-fathered;

Definition: from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.

KJV Usage: Joab.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Joab = "Jehovah is father"
• 2. 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army
• 3. 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz
• 4. 3) a post exilic family

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