The meaning of “אַרְגֹּב”

Understanding ʼArgôb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H709

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

אַרְגֹּב

Phoneticar-gobe'

TransliterationʼArgôb

Grammar Code

N:N--L

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Argob. - § Argob = "heap of clods" - Argob, a district of Palestine n pr loc 1) a district or area in Bashan n pr m 2) one of king Pekah's officers

Scripture References

5 total references

Reference	Text
Deuteronomy 3:4	“And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.”
Deuteronomy 3:13	“And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.”
Deuteronomy 3:14	“Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day.”
1 Kings 4:13	“The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:”
2 Kings 15:25	“But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.”

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

Deuteronomy

Book Distribution

Deuteronomy3

1 Kings1

2 Kings1

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