ARGOB. - 1. Warrior or court official of Faccia, king of Israel, who was killed with him at Samaria by Facce (II Reg. 15, 25).
2. Region of Basan, belonging to the kingdom of Og (Deut. 3, 4-5, 13). Conquered by the Israelites, it fell as an inheritance to Jair of the tribe of Manasse (Deut. 3, 14), who occupied the towns that took from him the name Ḥawwōth Jā'ir, still mentioned in the time of Salomone (I Reg. 4, 13). It is debated whether they were fortified cities or tent villages; whether they were in Galaad or in Basan; whether there were 60 (Ios. 13, 30; I Reg. 4, 13), 30 (Iudc. 10, 4), or 23 (I Par. 2, 23). Under Salomone, A. constituted the 6th prefecture, governed by Bengaber (I Reg. 4, 13). Some identified it with Basan; others with Ḥirbet 'Arqūb er-Rahuah, at the confluence of the Nahr er-Ruqqād and the Jarmuk. But, in all probability, A. was to be identified with the region of Leġā ('Trachonitide, v.) and the plain before it, extending toward Gaulanitide: 'argōbh, “stony,” translated Trakōnā or Tark(g)ōnā by the Targums of Onkelos and Gionata, aptly suits Leġā, which consists of a volcanic lava flow forming a plateau 8-10 metres higher than the neighbouring plain. Remains of cities built of black basalt abound there, bearing witness to an ancient civilization and a vigorous population.