The meaning of “אִישׁ־טוֹב”
Understanding ʼÎysh-Ṭôwb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Ish-tob. - § Ishtob = "man of Tob" - Ish-Tob, a place in Palestine 1) a region beyond Jordan, north or northeast of Gile...
אִישׁ־טוֹב
Ish-tob. - § Ishtob = "man of Tob" - Ish-Tob, a place in Palestine 1) a region beyond Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 10:6 | “And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.” Word: אִישׁ־טוֹב (ʼÎysh-Ṭôwb) | |
| 2 Samuel 10:8 | “And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish–tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.” Word: אִישׁ־טוֹב (ʼÎysh-Ṭôwb) |