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Nophah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5302

נֹ֫פַח

no.phach — Nophah

Nophah = "blast" a place in Moab Another name of qe.nat (קְנָת "Kenath" H7079)

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Historical dictionary entry

Blast, a city of Moab which was occupied by the Amorites (Num. 21:30).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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