Lexicon
Ἰωβήλ
Iōbēl
G7745
Greek

a ram

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Iobel denotes an adult male sheep, though its sole attestation occurs in a genealogical son-of sequence.

Iobel is attested once as a genitive masculine noun in a genealogy, where the surrounding sequence expresses successive son-of relationships.

Senses in use

  1. Genitive form in a genealogy · dominant

    In Luke 3:32, Ἰωβὴλ is a genitive singular masculine noun within a sequence of descent. The APB renders the surrounding clause as a chain of “the son of” relations, but the translation does not clearly isolate this term’s specific English equivalent.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:32, the APB presents a genealogy through repeated “the son of” phrases. It does not clearly identify a distinct English rendering for Ἰωβὴλ.

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