Lexical Definition

‎תִּפְסַח‎ Tiphçach (tif-sakh') Tiphsah ^N:N--L
from ‎פָּסַח‎; ford

Tipsah.

• § Tiphsah = "cross over"
• Tiphsach, a place in Mesopotamia

1) a place at the northeast limit of Solomon's empire; located on the Euphrates river
2) a place in the northern kingdom of Israel which king Menahem attacked and where he ripped open all the pregnant women
2a) might be the same as 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תִּפְסַח‎ proper name, of a location on Euphrates (probablyford (though Lag^{BN 131 doubts}); Lewy^{Fremdw. 146} compare Αάμψακος (on Bosphorus), explanation as ‎לַפֶּסַח‎); — 1Kgs 5:4*, northeast limit of Solomon's dominion; = Gk Θάψακος Xen^{Anab. i. 4 etc}.; identification with Kal' at Dibse, at the great easterly bend of the river, approximately Latitude 35° 55' north, Longitude 38° 20' east, JPPeters^{Nation, May 23, 1889: Nippur i.96 ff}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Tiphsah_1 • City on the Euphrates, extent of Solomon's kingdom

Tiphsah, a city on the Euphrates River, marking the extent of Solomon's kingdom (1 Kgs. 4:24).

• A location only mentioned at 1Ki.4.24;
• only referred to as Tiphsah תִּפְסַח.
  

Tiphsah is mentioned in 1 Kings 4:24 as one of the boundary points of Solomon's kingdom, which extended from Tiphsah to Gaza. The city was located on the western bank of the Euphrates River, in the region of northern Syria or southern Turkey. Its inclusion in the description of Solomon's realm demonstrates the vast extent of his dominion and influence during the height of his reign. Tiphsah's strategic position on the Euphrates made it an important trade and military center, allowing Solomon to control the major trade routes between Mesopotamia and the Levant. The city's location also underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would possess the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates (Gen. 15:18).

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