More accurately, by a literal translation of the Hebrew, “Waheb in Suphah.” Waheb was thename of a town. Suphah, literally, “whirlwind” (as in Job 37:9; Prov. 10:25; Isa. 21:1; 66:15; Hosea 8:7; etc.), perhaps a valley or region where whirlwinds were common (see Deut. 1:1, RSV). Whirlwinds generally came from the south (Job 37:9; Isa. 21:1). The other places mentioned in the context (Num. 21:12-16) lend weight to the suggestion that Suph lay to the north of the Arnon. Some have identified it with Khirbet Sufa, some 8 mi. southeast of Mt. Nebo.