וְ/יוֹאָ֨ב

𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁

veyoav

and Joab

from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.

H3097

2 Samuel 2:13 · Word #1

Lexicon H3097

Lemmaיוֹאָב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁
TransliterationYôwʼâb
Strong'sH3097
In-contextand Joab

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H3097-04

and Yoab (YHWH-is-Father)

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to a masculine singular proper noun (Np). The name is a theophoric compound formed from יהוה and אָב.
Rendering RationaleThe name יוֹאָב is a compound of the divine Name (יהוה) and אָב (father), expressing the confession that "YHWH is Father" or "YHWH has fathered." The prefixed וְ is the conjunction "and," and the proper noun is masculine singular, so the rendering preserves both the conjunction and the singular male personal name while making the root meaning explicit.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root יהוה + אב (YHWH (the covenant Name of God), father, paternal source, origin, begetter)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3097-01 beyoav in Yoav (YHWH-is-Father)
H3097-02 leyoav to Yoab (YHWH-is-Father)

Word Usage (145 occurrences of H3097)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Samuel 26:6 יוֹאָב֙ yoav of Joab
2 Samuel 2:13 וְ/יוֹאָ֨ב veyoav and Joab
2 Samuel 2:14 יוֹאָ֔ב yoav Joab