Lexical Definition

‎תַּפּוּחַ‎ Tappûwach (tap-poo'-akh) Tappuah ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎תַּפּוּחַ‎

Tappuah.

• § Tappuah = "the apple city"
• Tappuach, the name of two places in Palestine, also of an Israelite

n pr m
1) a Judaite of the family of Caleb, son of Hebron
n pr loc
2) a town in the lowland of Judah
3) a town on the border in Ephraim
4) a territory within the boundaries of Manasseh

Extended Information

• a town in the lowland of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎תַּפֻּחַ‎ proper name, masculine son of Hebron, according to 1Chr 2:43 ᵐ5 Θαπους, A Θαφφου, ᵐ5^L Φεθρουθ.

III. ‎תַּפּוּחַ‎

proper name, of a location 1. in lowland of Judah Josh 12:17 (ᵐ5 Ταφουτ, A Θαφφου, ᵐ5^L Θαπφου), Josh 15:34 (ᵐ5 Ιλουλωθ, ᵐ5^L Θαφφουα).

2. on border between Ephraim and Manasseh Josh 16:8 (ᵐ5 Ταφου, ᵐ5^L Θαπφουε), Josh 17:8 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Θαφεθ, A Θαφθωθ, ᵐ5^L Θαφωθ), = ‎׳‎‎עֵין ת‎ vJosh 17:7 (ᵐ5 Θαφθωθ, ᵐ5^L Ναφθωθ); so read also perhaps 2Kgs 15:16 (for ᵑ0 ‎תִּפְסַח‎; ᵐ5^L Th Kmp^Kau Benz; ᵐ5 Θερσα, A Θαιρα, but ᵐ5^L τὴν Ταφωε). On locality see Buhl^{Geogr. 178}. — See also ‎בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Tappuah_2 • Town in the Judean Shephelah

Tappuah, a town in the Shephelah (lowlands) of Judah (Josh. 15:34).

• A location near Enam עֵינַיִם only mentioned at Jos.15.34;
• only referred to as Tappuah תַּפּוּחַ.
  

Tappuah is mentioned in Joshua 15:34 as one of the towns in the Shephelah (lowlands) of Judah, along with other towns such as Zanoah, Enam, and Jarmuth. It is listed among the cities allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land. The exact location of this Tappuah is uncertain, but it is distinguished from the Tappuah on the border of Ephraim and Manasseh.

All entries for Tappuah: תַּפּוּחַ