Lexical Summary Yechubbah: Yechubbah Original Word: יְחֻבָּה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jehubbah From chabah; hidden; Jechubbah, an Israelite -- Jehubbah. see HEBREW chabah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chabab Definition a desc. of Asher NASB Translation Jehubbah (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חֻבָּה proper name, masculine a descendant of Asher, 1 Chronicles 7:34 (read וְחֻבָּה, so Qr; > Kt יְחֻבָּה). Topical Lexicon Scriptural Occurrence1 Chronicles 7:34 records Hubbah (BSB “Hubbah,” Hebrew 3160) among “Shomer’s sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.” This is the sole instance of the name in the Old Testament. Genealogical Context The chronicler situates Hubbah three generations after the patriarch Asher (Genesis 30:13). The line runs: Asher → Heber → Shomer (also spelled Shamer) → Hubbah. 1 Chronicles 7:30–40 catalogs the descendants of Asher to highlight the tribe’s warriors and leaders who served Israel “in their generations, the heads of their fathers’ houses” (1 Chronicles 7:40). Though living centuries before the Babylonian exile, these names were preserved for the post-exilic community to affirm its continuity with the covenant family. Place within the Tribe of Asher Asher’s allotment lay along the fertile northern coast, a region renowned for “rich food” and “royal delicacies” (Genesis 49:20). The inclusion of Hubbah among this tribe’s sons underscores how every family, however obscure, contributed to Asher’s military strength—26,000 “choice men, mighty warriors” (1 Chronicles 7:40). By recording Hubbah, Scripture testifies that divine purposes are advanced not only through renowned leaders but also through lesser-known households. Theological Reflections on the Name Personal names that begin with the divine element יְ (yĕ-) frequently allude to Yahweh, indicating parental faith and covenant hope. Even if the precise meaning of “Hubbah” eludes modern scholarship, its Yahwistic opening points to a family that identified itself with the Lord. Chronicles repeatedly preserves such theophoric names to remind Israel that its very identity is bound to the covenant God who “knows those who are His” (2 Timothy 2:19). Lessons for Faith and Ministry 1. God values every believer. Hubbah appears only once, yet his name is eternally inscribed in Scripture. Likewise, every member of Christ’s body is indispensable (1 Corinthians 12:22). Related Biblical Themes • Divine remembrance of the obscure—see Nehemiah 11:17; Romans 16:13. In Hubbah’s lone appearance Scripture quietly affirms that every name matters before the Lord who orchestrates His redemptive account through both celebrated and hidden servants. Forms and Transliterations וְחֻבָּ֥ה וחבה vechubBah wə·ḥub·bāh wəḥubbāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Chronicles 7:34 HEB: [יַחְבָּה כ] (וְחֻבָּ֥ה ק) וַאֲרָֽם׃ NAS: and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram. KJV: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. INT: Ahi Rohgah Jehubbah and Aram 1 Occurrence |
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