Lexical Summary Tiphsach: Tiphsach Original Word: תִּפְסַח Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Tipsah From pacach; ford; Tiphsach, a place in Mesopotamia -- Tipsah. see HEBREW pacach NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pasach Definition a place on the Euphrates NASB Translation Tiphsah (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs תִּפְסַח proper name, of a location on Euphrates (probablyford (though LagBN 131 doubts); LewyFremdw. 146 compare Αάμψακος (on Bosphorus), explanation as לַמֶּסַח); — 1 Kings 5:4, northeast limit of Solomon's dominion; = Gk Θάψακος XenAnab. 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, JPPetersNation, May 23, 1889: Nippur i.96 ff. Topical Lexicon Geographical Location Tipsah was situated on the western bank of the Euphrates River at a strategic ford-crossing that later classical writers called Thapsacus. Controlling the point where the great northern trade route from Mesopotamia entered Syria-Palestine, the city commanded both commercial traffic and military movements. Its name (“crossing, passage”) reflects this role. Biblical Occurrences 1. Kings 4:24 locates Tipsah at the northern limit of Solomon’s dominion: “For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates, from Tipsah to Gaza, … and he had peace on all sides”. Historical Background • During the tenth century BC, Solomon’s control of Tipsah demonstrated that Israel’s golden age extended to the natural frontier of the Euphrates promised to Abraham (Genesis 15:18). By holding Tipsah, Solomon gained access to caravans bearing timber, copper, horses, and luxury goods from northern Syria and beyond. Archaeological and Extra-Biblical Witnesses Greek historians Xenophon and Arrian mention Thapsacus as the customary place where armies crossed the Euphrates; Cyrus the Younger and Alexander the Great each bridged the river there. Cuneiform economic texts list a site Tudapiši or Tipzaki along the Euphrates that many scholars identify with the biblical city. While the mound of modern Dibse or the vicinity of Deir ez-Zor has been proposed, definitive excavation is still pending, leaving Scripture as the most reliable witness. Theological and Ministry Insights • God’s Promises Realized and Relinquished. Solomon’s reach to Tipsah illustrates the faithfulness of the LORD in granting the land “from the River to the Sea” when the throne honored His covenant. Menahem’s later atrocities at the same city testify to the erosion of that blessing through disobedience. Lessons for Today 1. Prosperity accompanies obedience; loss and violence follow rebellion. Forms and Transliterations מִתִּפְסַח֙ מתפסח תִּפְסַ֨ח תפסח mit·tip̄·saḥ mittifSach mittip̄saḥ tifSach tip̄·saḥ tip̄saḥLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 4:24 HEB: עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֗ר מִתִּפְסַח֙ וְעַד־ עַזָּ֔ה NAS: of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, KJV: the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, INT: west of the River Tiphsah even to Gaza 2 Kings 15:16 2 Occurrences |
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