Chovav חֹבָב
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| חֹבָב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chovav |
| Strong's number | H2246 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Hobab |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (1) |
Chovav (Hebrew חֹבָב, Strong's H2246) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Hobab”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.10.29;
son of: Jethro (H3503);
brother of: Zipporah (H6855) and Eliasaph (H0460)
§ Hobab = "cherished"
the son of Reuel, the Midianite father-in-law of Moses, also known as Jethro, and brother-in-law of Moses
son of: Jethro (H3503);
brother of: Zipporah (H6855) and Eliasaph (H0460)
§ Hobab = "cherished"
the son of Reuel, the Midianite father-in-law of Moses, also known as Jethro, and brother-in-law of Moses
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hobab (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hobab (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Chovav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 10:29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
Judges
- Judges 4:11Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).