Quick Definition
Obal
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Obal, a son of Joktan
Derivation: of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Obal.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עוֹבָל (o.val) — Obal. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.28; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) Also named: e.val (עֵיבָל "Obal" H5858A) § Obal = "stripped bare" a son of Joktan and the founder of an Arab tribe
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of People | ≈ עֵיבָל
Obal = man, also known as Ebal; ◄ son of Joktan; descendant of Shem; ► regarded as founder of ethnic group with the same name
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עוֹבָל, I. עֵיבָל n.pr.gent. Arabian people, descended from Joktan acc. to Gn 10:28; = עֵיבָל 1 Ch 1:22 ref