Iob

See also: IOB

Latin

Alternative forms

• Jōb, Ijōb, Hiōb
• Iōbus, Jōbus, Ijōbus, Hiōbus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯oːb/, [i̯oːb]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /job/, [jɔb]

Proper noun

Iōb m sg (variously declined, genitive Iōb or Iōbis); indeclinable, third declension

1. Job (biblical character)

Declension

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iōb
Genitive	Iōb Iōbis
Dative	Iōb Iōbī
Accusative	Iōb Iōbem
Ablative	Iōb Iōbe
Vocative	Iōb

References

• “Iob”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Iob in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Iòb

Proper noun

Iob m

1. (biblical) Job
2. (biblical) Job, the eighteenth book of the Old Testament

Coordinate terms

• (Scottish Gaelic books of the Old Testament) Genesis, Ecsodus, Lebhiticus, Àireamh, Deuteronomi, Iosua, Britheamhan, Rut, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Rìghrean, 2 Rìghrean, 1 Eachdraidh, 2 Eachdraidh, Esra, Nehemiah, Ester, Iob, Sailm, Gnàth-fhacail, Eclesiastes, Dàn Sholaimh, Isaiah, Ieremiah, Tuireadh, Eseciel, Daniel, Hosèa, Ioel, Amos, Obadiah, Ionah, Micah, Nahum, Habacuc, Sephaniah, Hagai, Sechariah, Malachi ^{(Category: gd:Books of the Bible)}