Debir, Lo-debar

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(barren). A place east of Jordan (2 Sam. 9:4; 17:27⁴And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. (2 Samuel 9:4)
²⁷And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, (2 Samuel 17:27)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Town on the east of Jordan, to which Mephibosheth retired after the death of his father (2 Sam. 9:4-5; 17:27⁴And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. ⁵Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. (2 Samuel 9:4‑5)
²⁷And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, (2 Samuel 17:27)). Not identified.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3810 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Lo’

Phonic:

Dbar

Meaning:

or Low Dbar (2 Samuel 9:4,5) {lo deb-ar'}; or Lidbir (Joshua 13:26) {lid-beer'}; (probably rather Lodbar {lo-deb-ar'}); from 3808 and 1699; pastureless; Lo-Debar, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Debir, Lo-debar

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Without a guide; pasture-less; barren:―a place E. of Jordan, 2 Sam. 17:27. {Sine duce}