שׁוֹבַךְ
sho.vakh
Shobach
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data provided, the Hebrew word שׁוֹבַךְ (sho.vakh) with Strong's number H7731, refers to a specific person whose name is Shobach. This is a proper noun, meaning that it is a name rather than a common noun with a general meaning. The word appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible, indicating that Shobach is a relatively minor figure. Without further context, it is impossible to know the significance of this individual. However, it is noteworthy that the Bible does mention people by name, giving them a level of importance and recognition. The limited occurrences of Shobach suggest that the name may be tied to a specific event, geographic location, or cultural context that is not fully preserved in the biblical text. Without more information, it is not possible to say more about Shobach beyond the fact that he is a person with a named identity.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
2 Samuel 10:18The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.