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# nob

noun

«nob» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Here David received holy bread and Goliath's sword from the priest Ahimelech. Saul had the priests of Nob killed because of this.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the killing of the priests of Nob as a terrible sin of Saul, and some commentators say it helped end his rule.

### Meaning

The name of a town near Jerusalem where priests lived, and where David came while he was running from Saul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nob/#m1)

### Examples

- This very day shall he halt at Nob, shaking his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. (Prophets ISA.10.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nob/#x1)
- Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him: 'Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?' (Prophets 1SA.21.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nob/#x2)
- Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said: 'I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (Prophets 1SA.22.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nob/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nob» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nob/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nob» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/nob.html) on Mova free.