Strong H6857צְפַ֑ת
Zephath
- Transliteration
- tsephath
- Pronunciation
- tsef-ath'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H6822; watch tower;
{Tsephath} a place in Palestine: - Zephath.
{Tsephath} a place in Palestine: - Zephath.
Meaning of the name
Zephath = "watch-tower"
Detailed definition
Zephath, later called Hormah, was a Canaanite city that Israel failed to capture but was later defeated by Judah and Simeon (Num.14:45; 21:3; Jdg.1:17).
In the biblical story
Zephath
A Canaanite city captured by Judah and Simeon
Zephath, later called Hormah, was a Canaanite city that Israel failed to capture but was later defeated by Judah and Simeon (Num.14:45; 21:3; Jdg.1:17).
In the Bible
Strong H6857 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zephath1
First verses
- Judges 1:17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.