Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(prominent). Now Tubas, a village near Shechem, and scene of Abimelech’s tragic death (Judg. 9:50-55; 2 Sam. 11:21).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
City in Ephraim. It was taken by Abimelech except the tower, from which he was killed by a piece of a millstone. Thus the besieged and the besieger were all punished in their sin (Judg. 9:50-54; 2 Sam. 11:21). Identified with Tubas, 32° 19' N, 35° 22' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from the same as 948; whiteness; Tebets, a place in Palestine
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
whiteness: brilliancy
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
He shone; brightness; prominent; he gushed out:―place in Palestine, Judg. 9:50. {Splendebat}