The meaning of “יוֹאָב”
Understanding Yôwʼâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Joab. - § Joab = "Jehovah is father" - Joab, the name of three Israelites 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general o...
יוֹאָב
Joab. - § Joab = "Jehovah is father" - Joab, the name of three Israelites 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 26:6 | “Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.” Word: יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb) | |
| 2 Samuel 14:23 | “So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.” Word: יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb) | |
| 1 Kings 2:29 | “And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.” Word: יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb) | |
| 1 Chronicles 19:15 | “And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.” Word: יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb) | |
| Ezra 8:9 | “Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.” Word: יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb) |