- Original: עובל - Transliteration: `Owbal - Phonetic: o-bawl' - Definition: Obal = stripped bare 1. a son of Joktan and the founder of an Arab tribe - Origin: of foreign derivation - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: Of foreign derivation; Obal a son of Joktan: - Obal. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Obal, 1 Genesis 10:28