The meaning of “נֹבַח”
Understanding Nôbach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Nobah. - § Nobah = "barking" - Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan n pr m 1) a warrior o...
נֹבַח
Nobah. - § Nobah = "barking" - Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan n pr m 1) a warrior of Manasseh who during the conquest of the territory on the east of the Jordan possessed himself of the town of Kenath and surrounding villages n pr loc 2) a place in Gilead which comprised the towns of Kenath and its surrounding villages captured by 1 above and renamed after himself; area eventually regained its original identity
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 32:42 | “And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. ” Word: נֹבַח (Nôbach) | |
| Judges 8:11 | “And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.” Word: נֹבַח (Nôbach) |