Lexical Definition

‎יִפְתָּח‎ Yiphtâch (yif-tawkh') Iphtah ^N:N--L
from ‎פָּתַח‎; he will open

Jephthah, Jiphtah.

• § Jephthah or Jiphtah = "he opens"
• Jiphtach, an Israelite
• also a place in Palestine

n pr m
1) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering
n pr loc
2) a city in Judah

See Greek: Ἰεφθάε

Extended Information

• a city in Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִפְתָּח‎ proper name

1. masculine Jephthah, Ιεφθαε (he [God] openeth); — Judg 11:1 (twice in verse) + 26 t. 11, 12, 1Sam 12:11.

2. location in the ‎שְׁפֵלָה‎ Josh 15:43 (P), A ᵐ5^L ιεφθα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Iphtah • A town in the Shephelah of Judah

Iphtah, a town in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:43).

• A location near Ashnah אַשְׁנָה only mentioned at Jos.15.43;
• only referred to as Iphtah יִפְתָּח.
  

Iphtah was a town located in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah (Joshua 15:43). It was part of the inheritance given to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land. The town is mentioned only once in the Bible, and no additional details about its history or significance are provided. Its exact location remains unknown.

All entries for Iphtah: יִפְתָּח