◄ 88. Oboth ►
Strong's Lexicon Oboth: Oboth Original Word: אֹבֹת Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: oboth Pronunciation: oh-BOHTH Phonetic Spelling: (o-both') Definition: Oboth Meaning: Oboth is a proper noun referring to a specific location mentioned in the biblical narrative. It is understood to mean "waterskins" or "bottles," possibly indicating a place where water was stored or found. Word Origin: Derived from the root אָב (av), meaning "to return" or "to go around." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Oboth, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament. Usage: Oboth is used as a geographical name in the Old Testament, specifically as a campsite for the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. Context: Oboth is mentioned in the context of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. It is recorded in the Book of Numbers as one of the encampments during their 40-year sojourn in the wilderness. The specific references to Oboth are found in Numbers 21:10-11 and Numbers 33:43-44. In these passages, the Israelites are described as setting out from Iye Abarim and camping at Oboth. The location of Oboth is not precisely known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the region east of the Jordan River, possibly in the territory of modern-day Jordan. The name Oboth, meaning "waterskins" or "bottles," suggests that it may have been a place where water was available, which would have been crucial for the Israelites during their desert travels. Biblical References: • Numbers 21:10-11 (BSB): "The Israelites set out and camped at Oboth. They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that faces Moab toward the sunrise." • Numbers 33:43-44 (BSB): "They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth. They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin pl. of ob Definition "water-skins," a place in Edom NASB Translation Oboth (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֹבֹת proper name, of a location (water-skins) station of Israel in wilderness Numbers 21:10; Numbers 34:43; not yet determined, probably on eastern skirts of Idumea not far from Moab; accusative to Wetzst in DeCt 168 Wêba, in the Arabah, but identification not probably; compare Di on Numbers 21:10. אוד (be curved, bent, also transitive burden, oppress, compare Arabic ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Oboth Plural of 'owb; water-skins; Oboth, a place in the Desert -- Oboth. see HEBREW 'owb Forms and Transliterations בְּאֹבֹֽת׃ באבת׃ מֵאֹבֹ֑ת מאבת bə’ōḇōṯ bə·’ō·ḇōṯ beoVot mê’ōḇōṯ mê·’ō·ḇōṯ meoVot Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Numbers 21:10 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּאֹבֹֽת׃ NAS: moved out and camped in Oboth. KJV: set forward, and pitched in Oboth. INT: of Israel and camped Oboth Numbers 21:11 HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵאֹבֹ֑ת וַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּ בְּעִיֵּ֣י NAS: They journeyed from Oboth and camped KJV: And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched INT: journeyed Oboth and camped Iyeabarim Numbers 33:43 HEB: מִפּוּנֹ֑ן וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּאֹבֹֽת׃ NAS: from Punon and camped at Oboth. KJV: from Punon, and pitched in Oboth. INT: Punon and camped Oboth Numbers 33:44 HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵאֹבֹ֑ת וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ בְּעִיֵּ֥י NAS: They journeyed from Oboth and camped KJV: And they departed from Oboth, and pitched INT: journeyed Oboth and camped Iye-abarim 4 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 88 4 Occurrences bə·’ō·ḇōṯ — 2 Occ. mê·’ō·ḇōṯ — 2 Occ.