Nephtoach נֶפְתּוֹחַ
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| נֶפְתּוֹחַ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nephtoach |
| Strong's number | H5318 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Nephtoah |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Nephtoach (Hebrew נֶפְתּוֹחַ, Strong's H5318) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Nephtoah”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
§ Nephtoah = "opening"
a spring or source of water on the boundary of the territories of Judah and Benjamin; located northwest of Jerusalem
a spring or source of water on the boundary of the territories of Judah and Benjamin; located northwest of Jerusalem
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nephtoah (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | nephtoah (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Nephtoach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 15:9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath–jearim:From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
- Joshua 18:15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).