This is the name of the place Lo-debar: A town in Gilead; home of Mephibosheth.
Definition
or לוֹ דבַר; (Samuel 9:4,5), or לִדְבִר; (Joshua 13:26), (probably rather לֹדְבַר ); from H3808 and H1699; pastureless; Lo-Debar, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Debir, Lodebar.
Traditional renderings: Debir, Lodebar.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
8 total
- 2 Samuel 9:4 (2×)בְּל֥וֹ; דְבָֽר׃ · in Lo-debar“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
- 2 Samuel 9:5 (2×)מִלּ֥וֹ; דְבָֽר׃ · in Lo-debarSo King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
- 2 Samuel 17:27 (2×)מִלֹּ֣א; דְבָ֔ר · from Lo-debarWhen David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
- Amos 6:13 (2×)לְלֹ֣א; דָבָ֑ר · in Lo-debar…you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’