נֹבַח
𐤍𐤁𐤇
Novach
H5025 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun referring to (1) an individual known as Nobach, a figure associated with the conquest and settlement beyond the Jordan, and (2) a specific settlement east of the Jordan River, known as Nobach. The word itself does not have a common noun or verb usage with an independent lexical meaning outside these proper names.
Semantic Range
personal name (man of Transjordanian Israelite tribe), place name (settlement east of the Jordan), unrelated to common noun or verb usage
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root נבח (n-b-ḥ), which as a verb means 'to bark,' typically in reference to a dog. In the context of proper names, this root meaning is not clearly associated with the person's character or the locality's features, and the use as a name is typical of Hebrew naming practices where root meaning may be unrelated or only loosely alluded to. Some scholars see the root meaning as possibly evocative but not determinative of identity or function.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In the Hebrew Bible, נֹבַח (Nobach) occurs as: (1) the name of a man who captured a city and named it after himself (Numbers 32:42), and (2) the name of that city in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River (Judges 8:11), although it may refer to the same settlement. The designation as an Israelite name applies specifically to a member of the Transjordanian tribes in the time of the settlement. The English rendering 'Nobah' preserves the transliteration, but the name's root meaning 'to bark' is not directly relevant in context. The name does not carry later Jewish identity implications, but refers exclusively to a person and a place in the Israelite settlement period. Other regional place names in this area likewise preserve personal or descriptive roots, a common feature in biblical toponymy and onomastics.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from נָבַח; a bark; Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan; Nobah.
Bantu Hebrew
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נבח (n-b-ḥ) — to bark
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H5024 | נָבַח | to bark |
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5025-02 |
נֹ֖בַח | novach | HNp |
Nobah | Nobach | 1 |
H5025-03 |
וְ/נֹ֣בַח | venovach | HC/Np |
And Nobah | and Nobach | 1 |
H5025-01 |
לְ/נֹ֖בַח | lenovach | HR/Np |
of Nobah | to Nobach | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5025-03 |
Numbers 32:42 | וְ/נֹ֣בַח | venovach | HC/Np |
And Nobah | and Nobach |
H5025-02 |
Numbers 32:42 | נֹ֖בַח | novach | HNp |
Nobah | Nobach |
H5025-01 |
Judges 8:11 | לְ/נֹ֖בַח | lenovach | HR/Np |
of Nobah | to Nobach |