8603. Tophel
Strong's Lexicon
Tophel: Tophel

Original Word: תֹּפֶל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tophel
Pronunciation: TOH-fel
Phonetic Spelling: (to'-fel)
Definition: Tophel
Meaning: Tophel

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to smear or plaster

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Tophel, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, Greek terms related to wilderness or journeying, such as ἔρημος (erēmos, G2048) for "wilderness," may be contextually relevant.

Usage: Tophel is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is noted for its association with the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites. The name itself may imply a sense of "whitewash" or "plaster," possibly indicating a geographical feature or characteristic of the location.

Cultural and Historical Background: Tophel is mentioned in the context of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. It is listed among other locations in the wilderness, suggesting it was a notable landmark or region during their 40-year sojourn. The exact location of Tophel is not definitively known today, but it is traditionally associated with the area east of the Jordan River, near Edom and Moab.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as taphel
Definition
a place S.E. of the Dead Sea
NASB Translation
Tophel (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תֹּ֫פֶל proper name, of a location in, or near, the 'Arabah; — Deuteronomy 1:1; = modern ˆafîleh, 15 miles southeast of Dead Sea RobBR ii. 187 see BurckhardtTravels 402 f., but ˆ = ת improbable V. Di Dr; ᵐ5 Τοφολ (compare LagBN54).

תְּפִלָּה see [פלל]. [תִּפְלֶ֫צֶת] see [פלץ].

תִּפְסַח see I. פסח.

תפף (√ of following; compare ᵑ7 תֻּמָּא Exodus 15:20 timbrel, Arabic drum).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Tophel

From the same as taphel; quagmire; Tophel, a place near the Desert -- Tophel.

see HEBREW taphel

Forms and Transliterations
תֹּ֛פֶל תפל tō·p̄el Tofel tōp̄el
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 1:1
HEB: פָּארָ֧ן וּבֵֽין־ תֹּ֛פֶל וְלָבָ֥ן וַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת
NAS: Paran and Tophel and Laban
KJV: [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban,
INT: Paran between and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8603
1 Occurrence


tō·p̄el — 1 Occ.















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