How to Pronounce Job
dzhob
Job is pronounced dzhob (dʒəʊb): one syllable. Also heard: JOHB or JOE-b.
What does Job mean?
Job means “he that weeps or cries”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Job?
Job was a man in the land of Uz, perfect and upright, one that feared God and eschewed evil (Job 1:1); after losing his children, wealth, and health without cursing God, the LORD restored him and gave him twice as much as he had before (Job 42:10). A different Job, a son of Issachar, is named in Genesis 46:13.
Also pronounced
JOHB or JOE-b
Found in Scripture
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