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H8611 תֹּפֶת (tôpheth) to'-feth

Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

spit

Strong's Definition

a smiting, i.e. (figuratively) contempt

Derivation: from the base of H8608 (תָּפַף);

KJV Usage: tabret.

TWOT Reference: 2499a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) act of spitting, spit

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תֹּ֫פֶת (to.phet) — spit. act of spitting, spit

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Excrete

spitting = action by which someone ejects saliva from his/her mouth, usually aimed at someone else's face ► in order to express contempt for that person

JOB 17:6

name

Names of Locations

Topheth = location; in the valley of the sons of Hinnom, ► where children were sacrificed to Molech and people were buried; ≈ regarded as an unclean place

2KI 23:10 · JER 7:31 · JER 7:32 · JER 7:32 · JER 19:6 · JER 19:11 · JER 19:12 · JER 19:13 · JER 19:14

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תֹּ֫פֶת n.f. act of spitting;—abs. Jb 17:6 ref

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