Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Gen. 14:15).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(hiding-place), the place to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HO'BAH (hiding-place), a place beyond Damascus to which Abraham pursued the confederate kings. Gen 14:15. Two miles to the north of Damascus is Jobar, which the Jews regard as the Hobah of Scripture. There they had a synagogue dedicated to Elijah. Others fix the site at Buzrah, 3 miles north of Damascus: Delitszch suggests Hoba, a fountain near Karzetan, as Hobah.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
love; friendship; secrecy