Lexical Definition
יוֹאָב Yôwʼâb (yo-awb') Joab N:N-M-P
from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יוֺאָב proper name, masculine (׳י is father; compare אֲבִיָּהוּ, אֱלִיאָב, אֲבִיאֵל & references) —
1. David's sister's son & captain of his host (ᵐ5 Ἰωαβ) 1Sam 26:6; 2Sam 2:13 + 100 t. 2 Samuel (also 2Sam 20:6 for ᵑ0 אֲבִישַׁי compare ᵑ6 We Dr); 1Kgs 1:7 + 14 t. 1 Kings; 1Chr 2:16 + 22 t. 1 Chronicles; Ps 60:2*.
2. a descendant of Judah 1Chr 4:14 (but ᵐ5 B ᵐ5L Ἰωβαβ).
3. a family-name after the exile Ezra 2:6 = Neh 7:11 (ᵐ5 Ἰωβαβ, Ἰωαβ) Ezra 8:9 (ᵐ5 Ἰωαβ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 26:6 |
| 2 Samuel | 2:13 · 20:6 |
| 1 Kings | 1:7 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:16 · 4:14 |
| Ezra | 2:6 · 8:9 |
| Nehemiah | 7:11 |
| Psalms | 60:2* |