4158. Mophaath or Mephaath or Mephaath

Lexicon

Mophaath or Mephaath or Mephaath: Mephaath

Original Word: מוֹפַעַת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Mowpha`ath
Pronunciation: mo-fah'-ath or meh-fah'-ath
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-fah'-ath)
Definition: Mephaath
Meaning: Mophaath, Mephaath

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Mephaath

(Jer. 48:21 or meyphaath {may-fah'-ath}; or mephaath {may-fah'-ath; from yapha'; illuminative; Mophaath or Mephaath, a place in Palestine -- Mephaath.

see HEBREW yapha'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yapha
Definition
a Levitical city in Reuben
NASB Translation
Mephaath (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מֵיפַ֫עַת proper name, of a location (Sabean proper name, of a location מיפע, מיפעת DHM^{ZMG 1876, 679; 1883, 362}) — 1 Chronicles 6:64 Levitical city in Reuben; in Reuben מֵפָ֑עַת Joshua 13:18; מֵו֯פָ֑עַת Jeremiah 48:21 in Moab.

יֶ֫פֶת see below פתה.

יִפְתָּח, יִפְתַּחאֵֿל see below פתח.

מופעת Kt, see מיפעת below יפע.

מוֺפֵתsee אפת.

מוץ (√ of following, meaning unknown).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to shine or to appear.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for מוֹפַעַת, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: The term is used in the context of a city that was allotted to the tribe of Reuben and later given to the Levites. It is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries and Levitical cities.

Context: • Mophaath/Mephaath is a city located in the territory of Moab, which was assigned to the tribe of Reuben as part of their inheritance in the Transjordan region. It is later designated as a Levitical city, indicating its importance in religious and cultural practices. The city is mentioned in the context of the distribution of land among the tribes of Israel and the allocation of cities to the Levites, who were responsible for religious duties and temple service.
• Biblical References:
• In Joshua 13:18, Mephaath is listed among the cities in the territory of Reuben.
• In Joshua 21:37, it is mentioned as one of the cities given to the Levites.
• In 1 Chronicles 6:79, Mephaath is again noted as a Levitical city.
• In Jeremiah 48:21, the city is included in the prophecy against Moab, indicating its continued existence and significance during the time of the prophets.
• Historical and Archaeological Context: The exact location of Mephaath is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the region east of the Jordan River, within the ancient boundaries of Moab. Its mention in various biblical texts highlights its role in the tribal and religious landscape of ancient Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמֵפָֽעַת׃ ומפעת׃ מֵיפַ֖עַת מֵיפָ֖עַת מֵיפָֽעַת׃ מיפעת מיפעת׃ mê·p̄a·‘aṯ mê·p̄ā·‘aṯ meiFaat mêp̄a‘aṯ mêp̄ā‘aṯ ū·mê·p̄ā·‘aṯ umeFaat ūmêp̄ā‘aṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 13:18
HEB: וְיַ֥הְצָה וּקְדֵמֹ֖ת וּמֵפָֽעַת׃
NAS: and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath,
KJV: and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
INT: and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath

Joshua 21:37
HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ מֵיפָ֖עַת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
NAS: lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
KJV: Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four
INT: Kedemoth pasture and Mephaath lands cities

1 Chronicles 6:79
HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ מֵיפַ֖עַת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
NAS: lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
KJV: also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
INT: Kedemoth pasture and Mephaath lands

Jeremiah 48:21
HEB: [מֹופָעַת כ] (מֵיפָֽעַת׃ ק)
NAS: Jahzah and against Mephaath,
KJV: and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
INT: Jahzah and against Mephaath

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4158
4 Occurrences

mê·p̄ā·‘aṯ — 3 Occ.
ū·mê·p̄ā·‘aṯ — 1 Occ.