Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H88 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אוֹבוֹת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | plural of H178 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | oboth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | o-both' |
| Meaning: | 1. water-skins 2. Oboth, a place in the Desert |
| KJV Renderings: | Oboth. |
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אֹבֹת proper name [of a location] (water-skins) station of Israel in wilderness Num 21:10; Num 34:43 not yet determined, probably on eastern skirts of Idumea not far from Moab; accusative to Wetzst in DeCt 168 Wêba, [untranscribed source text 75] in the Arabah, but identification not probably; compare Di on Num 21:10.
