Bible Dictionaries
Nophah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(noh' fuh) Place name meaning, “blast.” Nophah passed from Moabite to Ammonite to Israelite control (Numbers 21:26 ,Numbers 21:26,21:30 ). The REB and RSV by altering one letter of the Hebrew text read “fire spread,” a reading supported by the earliest Greek translation and Samaritan Pentateuch. If Nophah was a place, it is perhaps Nobah (Numbers 32:42 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Nophah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/n/nophah.html. 1991.