5318. Nephtoach

Lexicon

Nephtoach: Nephtoah

Original Word: נֶפְתּוֹחַ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Nephtowach
Pronunciation: nef-to'-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (nef-to'-akh)
Definition: Nephtoah
Meaning: Nephtoach

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Neptoah

From pathach; opened, i.e. A spring; Nephtoach, a place in Palestine -- Neptoah.

see HEBREW pathach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pathach
Definition
a place on the border of Judah and Benjamin
NASB Translation
Nephtoah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֶפְתּוֺחַ proper name, of a location Μαφθω, Ναφθω, in ׳מֵי נ Joshua 15:9; Joshua 18:15 (P), on border of Judah and Benjamin; usually identification with spring Liftâ, near Jerusalem to the northwest, see Buhl^Geogr:101. נַפְתֻּחִים.

מֶּ֫תִי, מְּתַיּוּת see below פתה.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּתַח (patach), meaning "to open."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Nephtoach, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament.

Usage: Nephtoach is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a location.

Context: Nephtoach is a geographical location mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of the territorial boundaries of the tribes of Israel. It is identified as a spring or water source that served as a landmark in the delineation of tribal lands.

• Biblical References:
• Joshua 15:9 (BSB): "Then the border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoach, and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron and went down to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim)."
• Joshua 18:15 (BSB): "On the west side, the border began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim and extended to the spring of the waters of Nephtoach."

In these passages, Nephtoach is mentioned as a significant landmark in the boundary descriptions of the tribal territories of Judah and Benjamin. The spring of Nephtoach is noted for its role in marking the border between these two tribes. The exact location of Nephtoach is not definitively known today, but it is generally believed to have been situated near the modern-day area of Lifta, northwest of Jerusalem.

Forms and Transliterations

נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַ נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃ נפתוח נפתוח׃ nefToach nep̄·tō·w·aḥ nep̄tōwaḥ

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:9
HEB: מַעְיַן֙ מֵ֣י נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַ וְיָצָ֖א אֶל־
NAS: of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded
KJV: of the water of Nephtoah, and went out
INT: the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to

Joshua 18:15
HEB: מַעְיַ֖ן מֵ֥י נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃
NAS: of the waters of Nephtoah.
KJV: to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
INT: the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5318
2 Occurrences

nep̄·tō·w·aḥ — 2 Occ.