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H2246

חֹבָב

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Hobab

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חֹבָב proper name, masculine (compare Phoenician proper name חב; WeSkizzen iii, 171. 217 suggests comparison with serpent) — son of Reuel, חֹתֵן of Moses (see חתן), Num 10:29 (J E), Judg 4:11 insert ׳ח probably also Judg 1:16, see GFM.

2 occurrences

Numbers (1), Judges (1)