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H347 אִיּוֹב (ʼÎyôwb) ee-yobe'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Job

Biblical Persons & Places

Job Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.1.1; referred to as Job (אִיּוֹב), or Job (Ἰώβ); father of Jemimah, Keziah, Keren-happuch.

Strong's Definition

Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience

Derivation: from H340 (אָיַב); hated (i.e. persecuted);

KJV Usage: Job.

TWOT Reference: 78b

Outline of Biblical Usage

Job = "hated"
1) a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Job.1.1 Also named: Iōb (Ἰώβ "Job" G2492) § Job = "hated" a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אִיּוֹב ý̂yôb BDB Definition: Job = hated 1) a patriarch, the subject of the book of Job Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H340 Same Word by TWOT Number: 78b Total KJV Occurrences: 58

Bible Occurrences (52)

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