köken: From בְּשׂוֹרָה (b'sorá, “tidings, news”) + אִיּוֹב (Iyóv, “Job”), literally “Job's news”, referring to the biblical figure Job who received tragic news.
Etimoloji
Literally, “Job's news”. From the Biblical story in which many bad things happen to Job. Compare English Job's news, German Hiobsbotschaft.