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Nobah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(barking). Name given by Nobah to Kenath (Num. 32:42⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (Numbers 32:42); Judg. 8:11¹¹And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. (Judges 8:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A Manassite who took Kenath and its villages, and called it after his own name (Num. 32:42⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (Numbers 32:42); Judg. 8:11¹¹And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. (Judges 8:11)). See KENATH.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5025 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Nobach

Phonic:

no’-bach

Meaning:

from 5024; a bark; Nobach, the name of an Israelite, and of a place East of the Jordan

KJV Usage:

Nobah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a barking

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Vehement in voice; barking; prominent one:―name of a person and of a place, Num. 32:42. {Voce vehemens}