7732. Shobal

Lexicon

Shobal: Shobal

Original Word: שׁוֹבָל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Showbal
Pronunciation: SHO-bal
Phonetic Spelling: (sho-bawl')
Definition: Shobal
Meaning: Shobal

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shobal

From the same as shebel; overflowing; Shobal, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Shobal.

see HEBREW shebel

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as shobel
Definition
"flowing," an Edomite, also two Isr.
NASB Translation
Shobal (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שׁוֺבָל proper name, masculine 1. Edomite name Genesis 36:20,23,29 = 1 Chronicles 1:38; 1 Chronicles 1:40.

2. a. in Caleb 1 Chronicles 2:50,52.

b. in Judah 1 Chronicles 4:1,2. — Σωβα(λ), Σουβαλ.

שַׁבְּלוּל see בלל.

שׁבן (√ of following; meaning dubious).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שׁבל (shabal), which is not used in the Hebrew Bible but is thought to mean "to flow" or "to trail."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name Shobal in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies and does not have a corresponding Greek translation in the New Testament.

Usage: The name Shobal appears in the genealogical and tribal records of the Old Testament. It is used to refer to several individuals, primarily associated with the Edomites and the tribe of Judah.

Context: • Shobal, Son of Seir the Horite: Shobal is listed as one of the sons of Seir the Horite, a chief in the land of Edom. He is mentioned in the genealogies of the Horites, who were the original inhabitants of the region before the Edomites (Genesis 36:20, 23, 29; 1 Chronicles 1:38, 40).
• Shobal, Son of Caleb: Another Shobal is identified as a descendant of Caleb, the son of Hur, and is noted as the father of Kiriath-jearim, a city in the territory of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:50, 52). This Shobal is associated with the lineage of Judah and is part of the genealogical records that trace the heritage of the tribe.
• Shobal, the Calebite: In 1 Chronicles 4:1-2, Shobal is mentioned as a descendant of Judah through Caleb, further emphasizing his connection to the tribe of Judah and its territorial claims.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃ ושובל ושובל׃ לְשׁוֹבָ֔ל לשובל שׁוֹבָ֔ל שׁוֹבָ֕ל שׁוֹבָל֙ שובל lə·šō·w·ḇāl leshoVal ləšōwḇāl shoVal šō·w·ḇāl šōwḇāl veshoVal wə·šō·w·ḇāl wəšōwḇāl

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 36:20
HEB: הָאָ֑רֶץ לוֹטָ֥ן וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֥וֹן וַעֲנָֽה׃
NAS: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon
KJV: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon,
INT: of the land Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah

Genesis 36:23
HEB: וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י שׁוֹבָ֔ל עַלְוָ֥ן וּמָנַ֖חַת
NAS: are the sons of Shobal: Alvan
KJV: And the children of Shobal [were] these; Alvan,
INT: These are the sons of Shobal Alvan and Manahath

Genesis 36:29
HEB: לוֹטָן֙ אַלּ֣וּף שׁוֹבָ֔ל אַלּ֥וּף צִבְע֖וֹן
NAS: Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon,
KJV: Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon,
INT: Lotan chief Shobal chief Zibeon

1 Chronicles 1:38
HEB: שֵׂעִ֔יר לוֹטָ֥ן וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֣וֹן וַֽעֲנָ֑ה
NAS: [were] Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon,
KJV: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon,
INT: of Seir Lotan Shobal Zibeon Anah

1 Chronicles 1:40
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י שׁוֹבָ֔ל עַלְיָ֧ן וּמָנַ֛חַת
NAS: The sons of Shobal [were] Alian,
KJV: The sons of Shobal; Alian,
INT: the sons of Shobal Alian Manahath

1 Chronicles 2:50
HEB: בְּכ֣וֹר אֶפְרָ֑תָה שׁוֹבָ֕ל אֲבִ֖י קִרְיַ֥ת
NAS: of Ephrathah, [were] Shobal the father
KJV: of Ephratah; Shobal the father
INT: the firstborn of Ephrathah Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim

1 Chronicles 2:52
HEB: וַיִּהְי֤וּ בָנִים֙ לְשׁוֹבָ֔ל אֲבִ֖י קִרְיַ֣ת
NAS: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim
KJV: And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim
INT: had sons Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim

1 Chronicles 4:1
HEB: וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
NAS: Carmi, Hur and Shobal.
KJV: and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
INT: Carmi Hur and Shobal

1 Chronicles 4:2
HEB: וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־ שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־
NAS: the son of Shobal became
KJV: the son of Shobal begat
INT: Reaiah the son of Shobal became of Jahath

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7732
9 Occurrences

lə·šō·w·ḇāl — 1 Occ.
šō·w·ḇāl — 5 Occ.
wə·šō·w·ḇāl — 3 Occ.