Argob
ar.gov is a proper name used chiefly for a region in Bashan, and once for a man present at a king's killing.
The proper name chiefly identifies a region or district associated with Bashan, described in connection with cities, borders, and possession; in one occurrence it identifies a man named among those present when a king was struck down.
Senses in use
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Region associated with Bashan · dominant
In Deuteronomy 3:4 the noun proper form occurs in the clause about capturing sixty cities in the region, with the APB rendering “all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.” Deuteronomy 3:13 and Deuteronomy 3:14 likewise place it in the territory given to the half tribe of Manasseh and in the area Jair took to its border; 1 Kings 4:13 includes it in an administrative description of cities in Bashan.
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Personal name in a killing account · rare
In 2 Kings 15:25 the noun proper form names Argob alongside Arieh and fifty Gileadites in the account in which Pekah struck down the king. The APB presents Argob as a person among those who were with him.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “Argob” for both the regional references and the personal-name occurrence. Its wording confirms the verse contexts rather than supplying a separate lexical definition.