ΙΩΑΒ, ιωαβ
IŌAB, iōab
Sounds Like: ee-oh-AB
Translations: Joab
From the root: ΙΩΑΒ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Joab was a prominent figure in the Old Testament, serving as the commander of King David's army. He was known for his military prowess and loyalty to David, though he also committed controversial acts. The word refers specifically to this individual.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative. Proper nouns do not inflect for gender or number in the typical way common nouns do.
Strong’s number: G2499 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΩΑΒ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΙΩΑΒʼ — Joab, of Joab, to Joab
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