"Iob" meaning in Old English

See Iob in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /joːb/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Iōb, Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ). Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Iōb}} Latin Iōb, {{der|ang|grc|Ἰώβ}} Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), {{der|ang|hbo|אִיּוֹב|tr=ʾiyyōḇ}} Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Iōb|sort=}} Iōb m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Iōb}} Iōb m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Iōb|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Iōb|Iōbas|Iōb|Iōbas|Iōbes|Iōba|Iōbe|Iōbum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Iōb [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Iōb [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Iōb [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Iōbes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Iōbe [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. Job (biblical character)
    Sense id: en-Iob-ang-name-jBbi9vEb Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /joːb/
Etymology: From Latin Iuppiter, Iovis. Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Iuppiter|Iuppiter, Iovis}} Latin Iuppiter, Iovis Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Iob m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Iob m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Iob|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Iob|Iobas|Iob|Iobas|Iobes|Ioba|Iobe|Iobum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Iob [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Iob [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Iobes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Iobe [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. (Roman mythology) Jove, Jupiter Tags: Roman, masculine
    Sense id: en-Iob-ang-name-Z9kxjPd3 Categories (other): Roman deities, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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