Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “אֹבֹת”
Understanding ʼôbôth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
plural of אוֹב; water-skins Oboth. - § Oboth = "waterskins" - Oboth, a place in the Desert 1) undetermined site of an Is...
H88
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
אֹבֹת
Phonetico-both'
Transliterationʼôbôth
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
plural of אוֹב; water-skins Oboth. - § Oboth = "waterskins" - Oboth, a place in the Desert 1) undetermined site of an Israelite camp in the wilderness (perhaps at east boundary of Moab)
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
4 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:10 | “And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.” Word: אֹבֹת (ʼôbôth) | |
| Numbers 21:11 | “And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije–abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.” Word: אֹבֹת (ʼôbôth) | |
| Numbers 33:43 | “And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.” Word: אֹבֹת (ʼôbôth) | |
| Numbers 33:44 | “And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije–abarim, in the border of Moab.” Word: אֹבֹת (ʼôbôth) |