ΙΩΑΒʼ, ιωαβʼ
IŌABʼ, iōabʼ
Sounds Like: ee-oh-AB
Translations: Joab, of Joab, to Joab
From the root: ΙΩΑΒ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name Joab, a prominent figure in the Old Testament, known as King David's nephew and the commander of his army. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that the word is being used as a numeral, specifically the number 1081, but in the provided context, it functions as a proper noun, likely indicating a genitive or dative case without explicit case endings, or simply a scribal convention for proper names.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Genitive, or Dative, Masculine
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.
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- ΙΩΑΒ — Joab
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