Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Howling. ) Num. 32:42. ) by Nobah when he conquered it. It was on the east of Gilead (Judg. 8:11).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(barking), an Israelite warrior, (Numbers 32:42) who during the conquest of the territory on the east of Jordan possessed himself of the town of Kenath and the villages or hamlets dependent upon it, and gave them his own name. ) For a certain period after the establishment of the Israelite rule the new name remained, (Judges 8:11) but it is not again heard of, and the original appellation, as is usual in such cases, appears to have recovered its hold, has since retained; for in the slightly-modified form of Kunawat it is the name of the place to the present day.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
NO'BAH (barking), the conqueror of the city of Kenath. Num 32:42.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NO'BAH (barking), a, name of Kenath and the villages dependent on it, given by Nobah when he conquered the place. Num 32:42; Jud 8:11. It would appear to have retained the name for 200 years. It was about 48 miles east of the Sea of Galilee. See Kenath.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
that barks or yelps