About Joab
The name Joab is of Hebrew origin and means "Yahweh is father" or "Yahweh is my father." It is a combination of the Hebrew words "Yah," which is a shortened form of Yahweh (the Hebrew name for God), and "ab," which means father. Joab is a biblical name and is most famously known as the nephew of King David and the commander of his army.
Most individuals with the name Joab are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -2.38% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Joab in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Joab using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.