Lexical Definition

‎מוֹפַעַת‎ Môwphaʻath (mo-fah'-ath) Mephaath ^N:N--L
(Jeremiah 48:21) or מֵיפַעַת mêyphaʻath (may-fah'-ath); or מֵפַעַת mêphaʻath (mayfah'-ath); from ‎יָפַע‎; illuminative

Mephaath.

• § Mephaath = "splendour" or "height"
• Mophaath or Mephaath, a place in Palestine

1) a city of Reuben allotted to the Merarite Levites lying in the district of the Mishor; site uncertain
2) a city in Moab

Extended Information

• a city of Reuben allotted to the Merarite Levites lying in the district of the Mishor, near Moab

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֵיפַ֫עַת‎ proper name, of a location (Sabean proper name, of a location ‎מיפע‎, ‎מיפעת‎ DHM^{ZMG 1876, 679; 1883, 362}) — 1Chr 6:64* Levitical city in Reuben; in Reuben ‎מֵפָ֑עַת‎ Josh 13:18 ‎מֵו֯פָ֑עַת‎ Jer 48:21 in Moab. ‎יֶ֫פֶת‎ see below ‎פתה‎. ‎יִפְתָּח‎, ‎יִפְתַּחאֵֿל‎ see below ‎פתח‎.

‎מופעת‎ Kt, see ‎מיפעת‎ below ‎יפע‎. ‎מוֺפֵת‎see ‎אפת‎.

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Mephaath • A Levitical city in Reuben, later Moabite

Mephaath, a Levitical city in the territory of Reuben (Joshua 13:18; 21:37; 1 Chronicles 6:79), later mentioned in a prophecy against Moab (Jeremiah 48:21).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.13.18;
• only referred to as Mephaath מוֹפַעַת.
  

Mephaath was a city located in the territory of Reuben, east of the Dead Sea (Joshua 13:18). It was designated as a Levitical city, given to the Merarite clan (Joshua 21:37; 1 Chronicles 6:79). The Levites were assigned cities throughout Israel to live in and serve the people. In later history, Mephaath appears to have come under Moabite control, as it is mentioned in Jeremiah's prophecy against Moab (Jeremiah 48:21). The exact location of Mephaath is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated in the plateau region east of the Dead Sea.

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