Lexical Definition

‎נֹבַח‎ Nôbach (no'-bach) Nobah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎נָבַח‎; a bark

Nobah.

• § Nobah = "barking"
• Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan

n pr m
1) a warrior of Manasseh who during the conquest of the territory on the east of the Jordan possessed himself of the town of Kenath and surrounding villages
n pr loc
2) a place in Gilead which comprised the towns of Kenath and its surrounding villages captured by 1 above and renamed after himself; area eventually regained its original identity

Extended Information

name of: קְנָת

• Nobah = "barking"
• a place in Gilead which comprised the towns of Kenath and its surrounding villages named after its conqueror; area eventually regained its original identity
• Another name of qe.nat (‎ק‎ְ‎נ‎ָ‎ת‎ "Kenath" קְנָת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נֹ֫בַח‎ proper name, masculine and of a location

1. masculine a Manassite Num 32:42 (JE), ᵐ5 Ναβαυ.

2. location in Gilead Judg 8:11, ᵐ5 Ναβαι, Ναβε(θ); Num 32:42 (formerly ‎קְנָת‎, q. v. ), ᵐ5 Ναβωθ.

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