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.
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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.