A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.16; also called Shophach (NIV: Shophak) at 1Ch.19.16,18; Also named: sho.phakh (שׁוֹפָךְ "Shophach" H7780) § Shobach = "expansion" general of king Hadarezer of the Syrians of Zoba in the time of David
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H7731 — שׁוֹבַךְ
sho.vakh · Shobach · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
2 Samuel 10:16 · וְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְHadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.2 Samuel 10:18 · שׁוֹבַ֧ךְBut the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.