"Ιώβ" meaning in Greek

See Ιώβ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ióv [romanization], Ἰώβ [alternative]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|Ἰώβ}} Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), {{der|el|hbo|אִיּוֹב|tr=ʾiyyōḇ}} Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ) Head templates: {{head|el|proper noun|indeclinable|||inv|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=indeclinable proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|ts=}} Ιώβ • (Ióv) m (indeclinable), {{el-noun-proper|m|inv}} Ιώβ • (Ióv) m (indeclinable)
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Job Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-Ιώβ-el-name-LjPSAQZR Categories (other): Greek given names, Greek male given names, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (biblical) Job (Old Testament character and book in the Bible) Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-Ιώβ-el-name-7UpQcNeB Categories (other): Biblical characters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books of the Bible Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 14 86 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Alternative forms

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