Joab - Meaning of Joab

What does Joab mean?

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[ 2 syll. joa(b), jo-ab ] The baby boy name Joab is pronounced JHOW-aeB (English) †. Joab is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Joab means 'praise the Lord'.

Joab is a variant form of the Hebrew Yoav in the English language.

Variant forms of Joab include the name Joabe, the name Joav, the name Yoab, and the Hebrew Yoav.

See also the related categories, english, praise (honor), and hebrew.

Joab is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Joab include Jaccob, Jachob, Jackob, Jacob, Jacobb, Jacobe, Jacub, Jaicob, Jakab, Jakeb, Jakiv, Japa, Jave, Javey, Jebbey, Jebbi, Jebbie, Jebby, Jebi, and Jeffie.

† Pronunciation for Joab: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"