Strong's #3097: Yow'ab (pronounced yo-awb')
from 3068 and 1; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites:--Joab.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
yô'âb
Joab = "Jehovah is father"
1) son of David' s sister Zeruiah and general of David' s army
2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz
3) a post exilic family
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
Relation: from H3068 and 1
Usage:
This word is used 145 times:
2 Samuel 14:29: "Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would"
2 Samuel 14:30: "unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley"
2 Samuel 14:31: " Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto"
2 Samuel 14:32: "And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying,"
2 Samuel 14:33: " So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom,"
2 Samuel 17:25: "captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name"
2 Samuel 17:25: "of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother."
2 Samuel 18:2: "of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son"
2 Samuel 18:2: "of Abishai the son Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai"
2 Samuel 18:5: "And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently"
2 Samuel 18:10: "man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw"
2 Samuel 18:11: " And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not"
2 Samuel 18:12: "And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand"
2 Samuel 18:14: "Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three"
2 Samuel 18:15: "And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and smote"
2 Samuel 18:16: " And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after"
2 Samuel 18:16: "from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people."
2 Samuel 18:20: " And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day,"
2 Samuel 18:21: "Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen."
2 Samuel 18:21: "thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab,"
2 Samuel 18:22: "yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray"
2 Samuel 18:22: "run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore"
2 Samuel 18:29: "safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's"
2 Samuel 19:1: "And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."
2 Samuel 19:5: " And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day"
2 Samuel 19:13: "before me continually in the room of Joab."
2 Samuel 20:7: "And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men:"
2 Samuel 20:8: "Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment was girded unto"
2 Samuel 20:9: " And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took"
2 Samuel 20:9: "Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right"
2 Samuel 20:10: "heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth"
2 Samuel 20:10: "and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after"
2 Samuel 20:11: "And one of Joab's men of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He"
2 Samuel 20:11: "by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that"
2 Samuel 20:11: "Joab, and he that let him go after Joab."
2 Samuel 20:13: "the people went on after Joab, to pursue after the son"
2 Samuel 20:15: "and all the people were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down."
2 Samuel 20:16: "say, I pray you, unto Joab, hither, that I may speak"
2 Samuel 20:17: "her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him Hear"
2 Samuel 20:20: " And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or"
2 Samuel 20:21: "from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head"
2 Samuel 20:22: "and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from"
2 Samuel 20:22: "from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto"
2 Samuel 20:23: " Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada"
2 Samuel 23:18: "And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he"
2 Samuel 23:24: "Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,"
2 Samuel 23:37: "Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,"
2 Samuel 24:2: "For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with"
2 Samuel 24:3: " And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto"
2 Samuel 24:4: "word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab"
