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H8612 תֹּפֶת (Tôpheth) to'-feth

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Topheth

Biblical Persons & Places

Topheth Valley of Hinnom
A location first mentioned at Jos.15.8; referred to as Topheth (תֹּ֫פֶת), or "burning-place" (KJV= Tophet, NIV= Topheth) (תׇּפְתֶּה), or Valley/ of Hinnom (הִנֹּם גַּיְא), or Valley/ of the Son of Hinnom (בֵּן הִנֹּם גַּיְא), or Valley/ of Slaughter (הֲרֵגָה גַּיְא), or Valley/ of Baca (NIV= Baka) (בָּכָא עֵ֫מֶק).

Strong's Definition

Topheth, a place near Jerusalem

Derivation: the same as H8611 (תֹּפֶת);

KJV Usage: Tophet, Topheth.

TWOT Reference: 2539

Outline of Biblical Usage

Tophet or Topheth = "place of fire"
1) a place in the southeast end of the valley of the son of Hinnom south of Jerusalem. Same as H08613

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תֹּ֫פֶת (to.phet) — Topheth.

§ Tophet or Topheth = "place of fire" a place in the southeast end of the valley of the son of Hinnom south of Jerusalem. Same as toph.teh (תׇּפְתֶּה "burning-place" H8613)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Excrete

spitting = action by which someone ejects saliva from his/her mouth, usually aimed at someone else's face ► in order to express contempt for that person

JOB 17:6

name

Names of Locations

Topheth = location; in the valley of the sons of Hinnom, ► where children were sacrificed to Molech and people were buried; ≈ regarded as an unclean place

2KI 23:10 · JER 7:31 · JER 7:32 · JER 7:32 · JER 19:6 · JER 19:11 · JER 19:12 · JER 19:13 · JER 19:14

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תֹּ֫פֶת n.pr.loc. in valley, S. of Jerusalem base

Bible Occurrences (8)

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