Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary Tiphsahpassage; leap; step; the passover Smith's Bible Dictionary Tiphsah(ford) is mentioned in (1 Kings 4:24) as the limit of Solomon's empire toward the Euphrates and in (2 Kings 15:16) it is said to have been attacked by Menahemi. It was known to the Greeks and Romans under the name of Thapsacus, and was the point where it was usual to cross the Euphrates. Thapsacus has been generally placed at the modern Deir ; but the Euphrates expedition proved that there is no ford at Deir , and that the only ford in this part of the course of the Euphrates is at Suriyeh , 45 miles below Balis, and 165 above Deir . This, then, must have been the position of Thapsacus. ATS Bible Dictionary TiphsahThe ancient Thapsacus, an important city on the western bank of the Euphrates, which constituted the northeastern extremity of Solomon's dominions, 1 Kings 4:24. The ford at this place being the last one on the Euphrates towards the south, its possession was important to Solomon in his design to attract the trade of the East to Palestine. Hence the building of Tadmor on the desert route. Perhaps the same city is meant in 2 Kings 15:16, though some understand here a city of the same name near Samaria. Easton's Bible Dictionary Passing over; ford, one of the boundaries of Solomon's dominions (1 Kings 4:24), probably "Thapsacus, a great and wealthy town on the western bank of the Euphrates," about 100 miles north-east of Tadmor. All the land traffic between the east and the west passed through it. Menahem undertook an expedition against this city, and "smote Tiphsah and all that were therein" (2 Kings 15:16). This expedition implied a march of some 300 miles from Tirzah if by way of Tadmor, and about 400 if by way of Aleppo; and its success showed the strength of the Israelite kingdom, for it was practically a defiance to Assyria. Conder, however, identifies this place with Khurbet Tafsah, some 6 miles west of Shechem. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia TIPHSAHtif'-sa (tiphcach, "ford"; Thapsa): Strong's Hebrew 8607. Tiphsach -- a place on the Euphrates... 8606, 8607. Tiphsach. 8608 . a place on the Euphrates. Transliteration: Tiphsach Phonetic Spelling: (tif-sakh') Short Definition: Tiphsah. ... /hebrew/8607.htm - 6k Library How Zachariah Shallum, Menahem Pekahiah and Pekah Took the ... The Blessing of Jacob Upon Judah. (Gen. Xlix. 8-10. ) Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ... Thesaurus Tiphsah (2 Occurrences)... Menahem undertook an expedition against this city, and "smote Tiphsah and all that were therein" (2 Kings 15:16). ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TIPHSAH. ... /t/tiphsah.htm - 9k Menahem (8 Occurrences) Tip (17 Occurrences) Vicinity (18 Occurrences) Kingdoms (65 Occurrences) Gazah (16 Occurrences) Tippling (1 Occurrence) Ripped (3 Occurrences) Euphra'tes (33 Occurrences) Men'ahem (8 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Tiphsah (2 Occurrences)1 Kings 4:24 2 Kings 15:16 Subtopics Tiphsah: A City of Unknown Location Tiphsah: A City on the Euphrates River Related Terms |