Job name - Meaning of Job

Job name - Meaning of Job

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

9

Usage

Biblical, Dutch, Hebrew

Pronounced

JOB (English) , YAWP (Dutch)

Job Meaning

From the Hebrew name ('Iyyov) which means "persecuted, hated". In the Book of Job in the Old Testament he is a patient man who is tested by God. Job is an English and Duth variant of the Hebrew name "Iyyobh", which means "hated or persecuted". It is a Biblical name, borne by the central figure of the "Book of Job", who was a man of great faith but was put to test by God.

Job Related Names
Other Languages: Iob (Biblical Greek), 'Iyyov (Biblical Hebrew), Iob (Biblical Latin), Joby (English), Iyov (Hebrew)