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Iob
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IOB
Italian
Etymology
Patronymic surname from the it fur - rendition of the personal name it Giobbe Job.
Proper noun
mfbysense
it Friulian < patronymics
Further reading
iob
Latin
Alternative forms
la Jōb Ijōb Hiōb
la Iōbus Jōbus Ijōbus Hiōbus
Etymology
la Iōb :bor grc:Ἰώβ 2 1
Pronunciation
Iōb yes
Proper noun
((Iōb<0>,Iōb<3>)) m
la biblical character Job Biblical character and book
Declension
((Iōb<0>,Iōb<3>))
Descendants
2 desc
ca Job
nl Job 1
ang Iōb 1
en Job 1
mh Job 1
fr Job
de Hiob 1
sga Iób 1
ga Iób
gd Iob 1
it Giobbe
pl Hiob 1
pt Jó
sh Jȍb
es Job
sv Job 1
See also
References
la Books of the Bible
Old English
Pronunciation
Jōb
Etymology 1
Borrowed from ang la Iōb, ang grc Ἰώβ, from ang hbo אִיּוֹב ʾiyyōḇ.
Proper noun
Iōb m
Job biblical character
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
ang Iōb, sē ēadiġa and sē ānrǣda godes þeġn, wæs swa fulfremed on eallum gōdnyssum þæt god sylf cwæþ bē him þæt his ġelīċa nǣre þā on þām līfe ofer eorþan. Job, the prosperous and unwavering servant of god, was in all good deeds that God Himself said that there was no one like him living on Earth.
Declension
Iōb sg
Etymology 2
From ang la Iuppiter Iuppiter, Iovis.
Proper noun
m
ang Roman god Jove, Jupiter
Wonders of the East
ang Þǣr wæs timbred on Beles dagum þǣs cinges ⁊ Iobes templ of īsernum ġeweorcum ⁊ of ǣrenum ġeworht. ⁊ on þǣre ylcan stōwe is ēast þanon ēac ōðer templ sunnan hāliġ tō þām is sum ġeþungen ⁊ ġedēfe sacerd tō ġesett, ⁊ hē ðā hofa ġehealdeð ⁊ beġȳmeþ. There was built in the days of king Belus a temple of Jove, made of iron and of brass. And in the same place to the east, there is another temple that is sacred to the sun, which a pious and gentle priest occupies; and he cares for and looks after the halls.
Declension
Iob sg
ang Biblical characters
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
gd Iòb
Proper noun
m
gd Biblical character Job
gd book of the bible Job, the eighteenth book of the Old Testament
Coordinate terms