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Lexicon :: Strong's H8612 - tōp̄eṯ

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תֹּפֶת
Transliteration
tōp̄eṯ
Pronunciation
to'-feth
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as תֹּפֶת (H8611)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2539

Strong’s Definitions

תֹּפֶת Tôpheth, to'-feth; the same as H8611; Topheth, a place near Jerusalem:—Tophet, Topheth.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H8612 in the following manner: Tophet (8x), Topheth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H8612 in the following manner: Tophet (8x), Topheth (1x).
  1. 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 H8613

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֹּפֶת Tôpheth, to'-feth; the same as H8611; Topheth, a place near Jerusalem:—Tophet, Topheth.
STRONGS H8612: Abbreviations
† 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׳ 2 Kings 23:10 + 5 times, article omitted Jeremiah 7:32; Jeremiah 19:11, 12; — place of sacrificing children Jeremiah 7:31, compare Jeremiah 7:32a Jeremiah 19:6 (compare Jeremiah 19:5), 2 Kings 23:10; to become burial-place Jeremiah 7:32b Jeremiah 19:11; in simile of desecrated city Jeremiah 19:12; Jeremiah 19:13 (מְקוֺם הַתּ׳); scene of a prophecy of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 19:14; — Ταφες, Ταφεθ (compare LagBN 78), LXX of Lucian (Lag.) 2 Kings 23:10 Θαφφεθ. — See GFMl.c. SalmondHast. DB TOPHET.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8612 matches the Hebrew תֹּפֶת (tōp̄eṯ),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:10 -

He defiled Topheth, which is in Ben Hinnom Valley, so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire[fn] to Molech.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:31 -

“They have built the high places of Topheth[fn] in Ben Hinnom Valley[fn] in order to burn their sons and daughters in the fire, a thing I did not command; I never entertained the thought.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:32 -

“Therefore, look, the days are coming” ​— ​the LORD’s declaration ​— ​“when this place will no longer be called Topheth and Ben Hinnom Valley, but Slaughter Valley. Topheth will become a cemetery,[fn] because there will be no other burial place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:6 -

“ ‘Therefore, look, the days are coming ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​when this place will no longer be called Topheth and Ben Hinnom Valley, but Slaughter Valley.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 -

“and you are to proclaim to them, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies says: I will shatter these people and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be mended. They will bury the dead in Topheth because there is no other place for burials.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:12 -

“That is what I will do to this place ​— ​this is the declaration of the LORD ​— ​and to its residents, making this city like Topheth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:13 -

“The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become impure like that place Topheth ​— ​all the houses on whose rooftops they have burned incense to all the stars in the sky and poured out drink offerings to other gods.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:14 -

Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, stood in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple, and proclaimed to all the people,

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