Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Ex. 18:5, 27; comp. Num. 10:29, 30. In Judg. 4:11, the word rendered “father-in-law” means properly any male relative by marriage (comp. Gen. 19:14, “son-in-law,” A.V.), and should be rendered “brother-in-law,” as in the R.V. His descendants followed Israel to Canaan (Num. 10:29), and at first pitched their tents near Jericho, but afterwards settled in the south in
the borders of Arad (Judg. 1:8-11, 16).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(beloved). This name is found in two places only (Numbers 10:29; Judges 4:11) Hobab was brother-in-law to Moses. (B.C. 1530.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HO'BAB (love), the son of Jethro, and brother-in-law of Moses. Num 10:29-32.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
favored; beloved