Shobal
שׁוֹבָלStrong’s H7732shoval (sho-val)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shoval is the Hebrew word usually translated “shobal”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,”
Meaning
- The 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites
- Son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim
- A Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Calebpossibly the same as 2
- The 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites
- Son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim
- A Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Calebpossibly the same as 2
How it's translated
- shobal 5
- and shobal 3
- to shobal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 6
- Genesis 3
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:23And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
- Genesis 36:29These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
- 1 Chronicles 1:38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:40The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
- 1 Chronicles 2:52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
Hebrew dictionary
שׁוֹבָל shoval · Shobal
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2
שׁוֹבָל shoval · Shobal
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.50; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829); father of: Haroeh (H7204) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2
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.