Lexical Definition

‎טוֹב‎ Ṭôwb (tobe) Tob ^N:N--L
the same as ‎טוֹב‎; good

Tob.

• § Tob = "good"
• Tob, a region apparently East of the Jordan

1) a region east of the Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, probably Aramean, location uncertain

Brown-Driver-Briggs

IV. ‎טוֺב‎ proper name, of a location (perhaps from above √) — a region beyond Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, probably Aramean; ‎אֶרֶץ טוֺב‎ Judg 11:3; Judg 11:5, ᵐ5 Τωβ; ‎טוֺב אישׁ‎ 2Sam 10:6; 2Sam 10:8 men of Tôb, ᵐ5 (Ε)ιδτωβ; = Τούβιον, Τώβιον 1 Macc 5:13; identified by Conder^{Handb. 295} with southern Bashan, where is still Taiyibeh, 12 miles southeast from Sea of Galilee.

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Tob • Region where Jephthah fled and recruited mercenaries

Tob (or Ish-tob), a region east of the Jordan River where Jephthah fled and later recruited mercenaries to fight the Ammonites (Judg. 11:3, 5; 2 Sam. 10:6, 8).

• A location first mentioned at Jdg.11.3;
• referred to as Tob טוֹב, or "men of Tob" (KJV= Ish-tob) אִישׁ־טוֹב, or "men of Tob" (KJV= Ish-tob) (=Altr tag) אִישׁ טוֹב.
  

Tob, also referred to as Ish-tob, was a region east of the Jordan River where Jephthah, a judge of Israel, fled after being expelled by his half-brothers (Judg. 11:3). In Tob, Jephthah gathered a group of worthless men who followed him, possibly serving as mercenaries. When the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead sought out Jephthah in the land of Tob and requested that he lead them in battle (Judg. 11:5-6). Jephthah agreed and successfully defeated the Ammonites. The region of Tob is also mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:6, 8, where the Ammonites hired mercenaries from Tob to fight against King David's army. The exact location of Tob is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the northern part of Gilead, near the border with Syria.

All entries for Tob or Ish-tob: טוֹב ☩ אִישׁ־טוֹב ☩ אִישׁ