Oboth — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֹבֹת
אֹבֹת
ʼôbôth · pronounced o-both' · Strong's H88 · a place
Oboth means water-skins.
Built from
אוֹב ʼôwb (plural of, H178) — properly, a mumble, i.e. a water-skin (from its hollow sound) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
plural of H178; water-skins; Oboth, a place in the Desert.
First appearance
Num 21:10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. (KJV)
Every verse that names Oboth
4 occurrences in 4 verses — Numbers
Num 21:10Num 21:11Num 33:43Num 33:44
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