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

Extended Information

• a place in the northern kingdom of Israel which king Menahem attacked and where he ripped open all the pregnant women

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}.

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Tiphsah_2 • City attacked by King Menahem of Israel

Tiphsah, a city attacked and brutally conquered by Menahem, king of Israel (2 Kgs. 15:16).

• A location only mentioned at 2Ki.15.16;
• only referred to as Tiphsah תִּפְסַח.
  

Tiphsah is mentioned in 2 Kings 15:16 as a city that was attacked by Menahem, king of Israel, during his reign. This Tiphsah is likely a different city from the one mentioned in 1 Kings 4:24, as it seems to be located within the territory of Israel rather than on the Euphrates River. The biblical text records that Menahem attacked Tiphsah and its surrounding territory, brutally conquering the city and ripping open the pregnant women. This act of cruelty was likely intended to terrorize the population and suppress any potential rebellion against Menahem's rule. The exact location of this Tiphsah is uncertain, but it may have been situated in the northern part of Israel, possibly near the border with Syria.

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