BDB9128
I. תֹּ֫פֶת noun feminine act of spitting; — absolute ׳ לְפָנִים וְת Job 17:6 a spitting in the face do I become, i.e. men spit in my face (|| לִמְשֹׁל עַמִּים ; Perles Baer Bu מֹפֵת לִפְנֵיהֶם). II. תֹּפֶת see תפת .
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8612 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תּוֹפֶת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | the same as H8611 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | Topheth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | to'-feth |
| Meaning: | 1. Topheth, a place near Jerusalem |
| KJV Renderings: | Tophet, Topheth. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. תֹּ֫פֶת noun feminine act of spitting; — absolute ׳ לְפָנִים וְת Job 17:6 a spitting in the face do I become, i.e. men spit in my face (|| לִמְשֹׁל עַמִּים ; Perles Baer Bu מֹפֵת לִפְנֵיהֶם). II. תֹּפֶת see תפת .
II. תֹּ֫פֶת proper name [of a location] in valley of בֶּןתִֿנֹּם, south of Jerusalem (etymology doubtful, see GFMEncy. Bib. MOLECH; RSSemitic i. 357, 2nd ed. 372, 377 and others think Aramaic, = fire-place, compare שׁפת ); — with article ׳ הַתּ 2Kgs 23:10 + 5 t., article omitted Jer 7:32; Jer 19:11; Jer 19:12 — place of sacrificing children Jer 7:31, compare Jer 7:32a Jer 19:6 (compare Jer 19:5), 2Kgs 23:10 to become burial-place Jer 7:32 b Jer 19:11 in simile of desecrated city Jer 19:12 Jer 19:13 (׳ מְקוֺם הַתּ); scene of a prophecy of Jeremiah, Jer 19:14 — Ταφες, Ταφεθ (compare LagBN 78), ᵐ5 L 2Kgs 23:10 Θαφφεθ. — See GFMl.c. SalmondHast.DB TOPHET.
תָּפְתֶּה proper name [of a location] (si vera lectio) id.; — as a place of burning, in figure of ׳ י's judgement on Assyria Isa 30:33 (Klo Che Buhl Marti and others תֹּפֶת, joining ה to following as interrogative).
תָּקְהַת Qr , תוקהת Kt , see תִּקְוָה .
I, II, III. תִּקְוָה see [I. קוה]. תְּקוּמָה see קוּם .
[תְּקוֺמֵם], מֶיךָ-. [תְּקוּפָה] see קוף .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke