Strong H709H709Gאַרְגֹּב

Argob

One of the 2 senses of Strong H709

Transliteration
'argôb
Pronunciation
ar-gobe'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Argob, a region in Bashan, conquered by the Israelites and known for its many fortified cities.

Meaning of the name

Argob = "heap of clods"

General definition

From the same as H7263; stony;
{Argob} a district of Palestine: - Argob.

In the biblical story

Argob

A region in Bashan, known for its fortified cities.

Argob, a region in Bashan, conquered by the Israelites and known for its many fortified cities.

In the Bible

Strong H709G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • argob4

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 3:4
    And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
  2. Deuteronomy 3:13
    And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
  3. Deuteronomy 3:14
    Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day.
  4. 1 Kings 4:13
    The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
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