Zoba — the meaning of the Hebrew name צוֹבָא

צוֹבָא

Tsôwbâʼ · pronounced tso-baw' · Strong's H6678 · a place · also spelled Zobah

Zoba means a station.

Strong's definition

or צוֹבָה; or צֹבָה; from an unused root meaning to station; a station; Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria.

First appearance

1Sam 14:47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zoba

12 occurrences in 12 verses — 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles

1Sam 14:472Sam 8:32Sam 8:52Sam 8:122Sam 10:62Sam 10:82Sam 23:361Kgs 11:231Chr 18:31Chr 18:51Chr 18:91Chr 19:6

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