Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Nob

Name Nob     (Add to Favourite List?)
Gender Male
Meaning High place.
Biblical context The Biblical baby name Nob is Hebrew in origin and it's meaning is high place or fruit.

Nob is pronounced nobe.

Nob was the name of a city of priests belonging to the tribe of Benjamin. The ark of God was kept here for a time, under the charge of the priest Ahimelech. The people of Nob were massacred by Saul, as he suspected them of supporting David.

Biblical reference for baby name Nob:
1 Samuel 21:1; 22:9, 11, 19; Nehemiah 11:32; Isaiah 10:32
Strong's Bible concordance H5011

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