cho.vav is a proper name used for the person addressed by Moses and named in Heber's family line.

The attested uses identify a person: Moses addresses him directly in Numbers 10:29, and Judges 4:11 names him within Heber's family line.

1. Personal name in direct address and lineage · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged as a proper noun. In Numbers 10:29 the form identifies the person Moses addresses as he invites him to travel with Israel; in Judges 4:11 the APB renders the family connection as “the sons of Hobab,” locating Heber within that line.

   Numbers 10:29Judges 4:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Hobab” in both verses: as Moses' addressee in Numbers 10:29 and in the phrase “the sons of Hobab” in Judges 4:11. These renderings are read alongside the proper-noun morphology and clause context.