How to Pronounce Obal

OH-buhl

Obal is pronounced OH-buhl (ˈəʊbəl): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Obal mean?

Obal means “inconvenience of old age”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Obal?

Stripped, the eight son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28); called also Ebal (1 Chr. 1:22).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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