Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(stony). A country of Bashan, and one of Solomon’s commissary districts (Deut. 3:4; 1 Kings 54:13).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. A district lying to the south of Damascus and which formed a part of Bashan, where the giants resided. It had at one time 60 cities, which were ruled over by Og. Its name signifies “stony,” and it forms a remarkable plateau of basalt, which rises some 30 feet above the surrounding fertile plain, and extends 22 miles N. and S. and 14 miles E. and W., the boundary line being marked by the Bible word chebel, which signifies “as by a rope.” Og was conquered by Moses, and Jair of Manasseh took the fortified cities, and it became a part of Manasseh’s lot. Later it was called Trachonitis, and is now known as el-Lejah. There are many houses still in the district which, because of their massive proportions, are supposed to have been built by the giants (Deut. 3:3-4, 13-14; 1 Kings 4:13).
2. One, apparently in the service of Pekahiah, killed by Pekah (2 Kings 15:25).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from the same as 7263; stony; Argob, a district of Palestine
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
lion’s den; clod-heap: cursed heap
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Lion’s den; stony:―one of Solomon’s commissary districts, 1 Kings 4:13. {Leonis lustra}