Lexical Definition

‎חוֹבָה‎ chôwbâh (kho-baw') Hobah ^N:N--L
feminine active participle of ‎חָבָה‎; hiding place

Hobah.

• § Hobah = "hiding place"
• Chobah, a place in Syria

1) a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חוֺבָה‎ proper name, of a location Gen 14:15, north of Damascus; modern –oba, 20 hours north of Dam., according to Wetzst^{Del Gn. ed. 4, 561 ff.} so Di.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Hobah • Place north of Damascus pursued by Abraham

Hobah was a place north of Damascus where Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer after rescuing Lot (Gen 14:15).

• A location only mentioned at Gen.14.15;
• only referred to as Hobah חוֹבָה.
  

Hobah was a place located north of Damascus, mentioned in Genesis 14:15 as the location to which Abraham pursued the defeated army of Chedorlaomer. After rescuing his nephew Lot, who had been taken captive by Chedorlaomer and his allies, Abraham chased them as far as Hobah. The exact location of Hobah is uncertain, but it is thought to be in the vicinity of modern-day Choba, about 60 miles north of Damascus. Some Jewish traditions identify Hobah with the village of Jobar, near Damascus, where there is a synagogue dedicated to Elijah. The name "Hobah" may be derived from the Hebrew word meaning "hiding place" or the Akkadian word meaning "land of reeds."

All entries for Hobah: חוֹבָה