יוֹבָב Jobab
Every verse in which this name stands — 9 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.
Strong's records this name for two Israelites and of three foreigners. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:29 and last at 1 Chronicles 8:18.
וְאֶת־אוֹפִר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יוֹבָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
וַיָּמָת בָּלַע וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו יוֹבָב בֶּן־זֶרַח מִבָּצְרָֽה
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
וַיָּמָת יוֹבָב וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו חֻשָׁם מֵאֶרֶץ הַתֵּימָנִֽי
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ יָבִין מֶֽלֶךְ־חָצוֹר וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־יוֹבָב מֶלֶךְ מָדוֹן וְאֶל־מֶלֶךְ שִׁמְרוֹן וְאֶל־מֶלֶךְ אַכְשָֽׁף
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
וְאֶת־אוֹפִיר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יוֹבָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
וַיָּמָת בָּלַע וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו יוֹבָב בֶּן־זֶרַח מִבָּצְרָֽה
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
וַיָּמָת יוֹבָב וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו חוּשָׁם מֵאֶרֶץ הַתֵּימָנִֽי
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
וַיּוֹלֶד מִן־חֹדֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶת־יוֹבָב וְאֶת־צִבְיָא וְאֶת־מֵישָׁא וְאֶת־מַלְכָּֽם
he begot of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam;
וְיִשְׁמְרַי וְיִזְלִיאָה וְיוֹבָב בְּנֵי אֶלְפָּֽעַל
and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, were the sons of Elpaal.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of Jobab?
Jobab — יובב in Hebrew — has a gematria of 20 in the standard method.
How many times is Jobab named in the Tanakh?
9 times, first at Genesis 10:29.
A spelling is not a name. The written word יובב stands 8 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.
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