חוֹבָה

Strong’s Definition

Chobah, a place in Syria

Etymology & Derivation

feminine active participle of H2247 (חָבָה); hiding place;

KJV Usage

Hobah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a city north of damascus to which abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged sodom

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chôwbâh; Pronunciation: kho-baw'