Bible Dictionary
Nopha
Nophah was a city or place in the territory of Moab occupied by the Amorites. It is mentioned only in an ancient song preserved in Numbers, and its text is uncertain.
Definition
Nophah was a place mentioned in an ancient song concerning the Amorite conquest of Heshbon and Moab. It was named with Dibon and Medeba and may have been near Heshbon.
Biblical Usage
Nophah occurs only in the victory song preserved in Numbers. The song appears to have been composed by the Amorites after their conquest of Heshbon from the Moabites, before Israel’s invasion.
Historical Background
The location of Nophah is uncertain. Ewald identified it with one of the places called Nobah, but the supplied material presents this as a proposal rather than an established identification.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(blast), a place mentioned only in (Numbers 21:30) in the remarkable song apparently composed by the Amorites after their conquest of Heshbon from the Moabites, and therefore of an earlier date than the Israelite invasion. It is named with Dibon and Medeba, and was possibly in the neighborhood of Heshbon. A name very similar to Nophah is Nobah, which is twice mentioned. Ewald decides that Nophah is identical with the latter of these.