"איוב" meaning in All languages combined

See איוב on Wiktionary

Proper name [Hebrew]

IPA: /iˈjov/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /ijˈjoːβ/ [Tiberian-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-איוב.wav Forms: אִיּוֹב [canonical], iyóv [romanization]
Etymology: Possibly from early northwest Semitic dialectal name meaning "where is the father?" from [script needed] (ʾôb, “father”), dialectal variant of אב ('áv, “father”). Or, akin to אויב (oyév, “enemy”). Some biblical scholars have suggested that it is related to Arabic أَوَّاب (ʔawwāb, “returning”), from the root ء و ب (ʔ w b). Etymology templates: {{der|he|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|ar|أَوَّاب|t=returning}} Arabic أَوَّاب (ʔawwāb, “returning”), {{ar-root|ء و ب|nocat=1}} ء و ب (ʔ w b) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=iyóv|wv=אִיּוֹב}} אִיּוֹב • (iyóv) m
  1. (biblical) Job (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh)
    Sense id: en-איוב-he-name-uZtuWN2O Categories (other): Books of the Bible, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 64 22 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. (biblical) Job (a character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience)
    Sense id: en-איוב-he-name-N41z1Swk Categories (other): Biblical characters, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. a male given name, Iyov
    Sense id: en-איוב-he-name-9-qBm0as Categories (other): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: בְּשׂוֹרַת אִיּוֹב (bsorát iyóv)
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          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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        }
      ],
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