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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.6
• son of: Pahath-moab (פַּחַת מוֹאָב)
• brother of: Jeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ)

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 ᵐ5^L 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

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of a family that returned from Babylonian exile

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Joab was the ancestor of a family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile (Ezr.2.6; Neh.7.11).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.6;
• only referred to as Joab יוֹאָב;
• son of Pahath-moab פַּחַת מוֹאָב;
• a brother of Jeshua יֵשׁוּעַ.

Joab is mentioned in Ezra 2:6 and Nehemiah 7:11 as the ancestor of a family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. The descendants of Joab are listed among the returnees who settled in Jerusalem and the surrounding towns. The count of Joab's descendants varies slightly between the two passages, with Ezra recording 2,812 and Nehemiah listing 2,818.

All entries for Joab: יוֹאָב

Related Profiles:

• Pahath-moab (father)
• Jeshua (sibling)