Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6857 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צְּפַת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H6822 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Tsphath |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsef-ath' |
| Meaning: | 1. watch-tower 2. Tsephath, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Zephath. |
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צְפַ֑ת proper name [of a location] Σεφεκ[π]: Canaanite city Judg 1:17 = חָרְמָה q. v.; identification by many (see especially PalmerDesert of Exod. 374 ff.) with Sebaita (approximately Latitude 30° 54' north, Longitude 34° 40' east). by RobBR ii. 181 with pass eƒ-‚ªfâh further east; against both see GFM.
