Strong's Lexicon

H8612

H8612 — תּוֹפֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewTophethName/l.Occurrences: 9TWOT: 2539

Definition / Gloss

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.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

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 .


BDB9235

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.


BDB9236

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 .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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