Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2246
חֹבָב
cho.vav · “Hobab”
Used 2 times across 2 books
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
Where it appears
Numbers1
Judges1
In the text
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.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.
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