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) 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.