Joab
יוֹאָבStrong’s H3097yoav (yo-av)
Appears in 124 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yoav is the Hebrew word usually translated “joab”. It appears in 124 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army
- A Judaite descendant of Kenaz
- A post exilic family
- Son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army
- A Judaite descendant of Kenaz
- A post exilic family
- Son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army
- A Judaite descendant of Kenaz
- A post exilic family
- Son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army
- A Judaite descendant of Kenaz
- A post exilic family
How it's translated
- joab 123
- and joab 16
- to joab 4
- in joab 1
- and for joab 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 84
- 1 Chronicles 22
- 1 Kings 13
- Ezra 2
- 1 Samuel 1
- Nehemiah 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 2:13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
- 2 Samuel 2:14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
- 2 Samuel 2:18And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
- 2 Samuel 2:22And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
- 2 Samuel 2:24Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
- 2 Samuel 2:26Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
All 124 verses, by book
- 1 Samuel 1
- 26:6
- 2 Samuel 84
- 2:132:142:182:222:242:262:272:282:302:323:223:233:243:263:273:293:303:318:1610:710:910:1310:1411:111:611:711:1111:1411:1611:1711:1811:2211:2512:2612:2714:114:214:314:1914:2014:2114:2214:2314:2914:3014:3114:3214:3317:2518:218:518:1018:1118:1218:1418:1518:1618:2018:2118:2218:2919:119:519:1320:720:820:920:1020:1120:1320:1520:1620:1720:2020:2120:2220:2323:1823:2423:3724:224:324:424:9
- 1 Chronicles 22
- 2:164:1411:611:811:2011:2611:3918:1519:819:1019:1419:1520:121:221:321:421:521:626:2827:727:2427:34
- Nehemiah 1
- 7:11
- Psalms 1
- 60:1
Hebrew dictionary
יוֹאָב yoav · Joab
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.26.6; his mother was Zeruiah (H6870); brother of: Abishai (H0052) and Asahel (H6214) § Joab = "Jehovah is father" 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family
יוֹאָב yoav · Joab
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.14; son of: Seraiah (H8304J) § Joab = "Jehovah is father" 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family
יוֹאָב yoav · Joab
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.6; son of: Pahath-moab (H6355); brother of: Jeshua (H3442I) § Joab = "Jehovah is father" 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family
יוֹאָב yoav · Joab
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.9 § Joab = "Jehovah is father" 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.