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N-proper-fs  |  4× in 1 sense
Tob — a region beyond the Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, likely Aramean territory.
A place name designating a region east of the Jordan, probably in or near southern Bashan. Jephthah fled there after being driven out by his brothers (Judg 11:3, 5), and its men appear as mercenaries allied with the Ammonites against David (2 Sam 10:6, 8). The name itself means 'good,' and all major translations — English, Spanish, French, German — simply transliterate it as 'Tob.' It is likely identified with the area around modern Taiyibeh, southeast of the Sea of Galilee.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Tob, a geographical region beyond the Jordan in the vicinity of Gilead and southern Bashan. Jephthah took refuge there (Judg 11:3, 5), and its warriors served as Ammonite allies against David's forces (2 Sam 10:6, 8). The name, meaning 'good,' is consistently transliterated across all major language traditions — English 'Tob,' Spanish 'Tob,' French 'Tob,' German 'Tob' — reflecting its status as a well-known proper noun in ancient Near Eastern geography. 4×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["طوبَ"]·ben["টোব", "টোবের"]·DE["Tob"]·EN["Tob"]·FR["Tob"]·heb["טוב"]·HI["तोब-की", "तोब-के"]·ID["Tob"]·IT["Tob"]·jav["Tob"]·KO["돕", "돕에서", "돕의"]·PT["Tov"]·RU["Тов", "Това"]·ES["Tob"]·SW["Tobu", "ya-Tobu"]·TR["Tov", "Tov'un"]·urd["طوب", "طوب-کے", "طوب۔"]
Judg 11:3, Judg 11:5, 2 Sam 10:6, 2 Sam 10:8
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† IV. טוֹב n.pr.loc. (perh. from above √)—a region beyond Jordan, N. or NE. of Gilead, prob. Aramean; אֶרֶץ טוֹב Ju 11:3, 5, 𝔊 Τωβ; אישׁ טוֹב 2 S 10:6, 8 men of Ṭôb, 𝔊 (Ε)ιστωβ; = Τούβιον, Τώβιον 1 Macc 5:13; identif. by ConderHandb. 295 with southern Bashan, where is still Taiyibeh, 12 m. SE. from Sea of Galilee.