H2897 - טוֹב (Ṭôwb)

H2897 טוֹב (Ṭôwb) tobe

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Tob

Biblical Persons & Places

Tob Tob

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).

Strong's Definition

Tob, a region apparently East of the Jordan

Derivation: the same as H2896 (טוֹב); good;

KJV Usage: Tob.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Tob = "good"

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Tob = "good" a region east of the Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, probably Aramean, location uncertain

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

טוֹב ṭôb BDB Definition: Tob = good 1) a region east of the Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, probably Aramean, location uncertain Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H2896 Total KJV Occurrences: 2

Bible Occurrences (4)

11:3 11:5

10:6 10:8

Judges 11:3

So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around... [him]... and traveled with him.

Judges 11:5

and made war with [them], the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

2 Samuel 10:6

When the Ammonites...... realized that they had become a stench to David,... they... hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve...... thousand men from Tob.

2 Samuel 10:8

The Ammonites... marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.