Lexical Definition

‎נֹב‎ Nôb (nobe) Nob ^N:N--L
the same as ‎נוֹב‎; fruit

Nob.

• § Nob = "high place"
• Nob, a place in Palestine

1) a priestly city in the Benjamin situated on some eminence north but near Jerusalem

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‎נֹב‎

proper name, of a location1. ancient priestly city 1Sam 22:19 compare v1Sam 22:11 with ‎ה‎ locative ‎נֹ֫בֶה‎ (Ges^{«GKC:90»§ 90}, 2 near the end), 1Sam 21:2*; 1Sam 22:9 ᵐ5 Νομβα, Νομμα, Νοβα, etc.; perhaps = ‎נְבוֺ‎ (q. v.) Ezra 2:29 = Neh 7:33; Ezra 10:43, ᵐ5 Ναβσυ, Ναβια, etc. Site dubious; on Jerome's identification with Nobe near Lydda compare Buhl^{Geogr. 189}; a B¢t N¥b¹ lies approximately 13 miles west-northwest from Jerusalem, approximately 10 miles southeast from Lydda.

2. Isa 10:32 just north of Jerusalem, station in (ideal) Assyr. march; compare Neh 11:32 (inhabitants by Benjamites); perhaps =

1. — 2Sam 21:6 read ‎גֹּב‎ (q. v. p.146 above)

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Nob • A city of priests near Jerusalem

Nob was a city of priests near Jerusalem, known for a massacre ordered by King Saul and as a temporary location of the Ark of the Covenant.

• A location first mentioned at 1Sa.21.1;
• only referred to as Nob נֹב.
  

Nob was a city of priests located near Jerusalem, possibly between the city and Anathoth (1 Sam. 21:1; 22:9, 11, 19; Neh. 11:32; Isa. 10:32). It is most notable as the site where King Saul ordered the massacre of the priests who had assisted David when he was fleeing from Saul (1 Sam. 22:11-19). Ahimelech, the priest at Nob, had provided David with the sacred bread of the Presence and the sword of Goliath (1 Sam. 21:1-9). Nob was also one of the places where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for a time during its travels (2 Sam. 6:1). The exact location of Nob is uncertain, but it was likely situated on a hill north of Jerusalem, possibly at Ras el-Mesharif or another nearby site that afforded a view of the city.

All entries for Nob: נֹב