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Tappuah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(apple). (1) A descendant of Judah (1 Chron. 2:43⁴³And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. (1 Chronicles 2:43)). (2) A city in the plain-country of Judah, four miles N. W of Hebron (Josh. 15:34³⁴And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, (Joshua 15:34)). (3) A border place between Ephraim and Manasseh (Josh. 16:8; 17:8⁸The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families. (Joshua 16:8)
⁸Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim; (Joshua 17:8)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. City in the lowlands of Judah (Josh. 15:34³⁴And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, (Joshua 15:34)). Not identified.

2. City on the boundary of Ephraim (Josh. 16:8⁸The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families. (Joshua 16:8); Josh. 17:8⁸Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim; (Joshua 17:8)). Probably connected with EN-TAPPUAH in Joshua 17:7⁷And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. (Joshua 17:7).

3. City whose king was killed under Joshua, but whether the same as either of the above is unknown (Josh. 12:17¹⁷The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; (Joshua 12:17)).

4. Son of Hebron of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:43⁴³And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. (1 Chronicles 2:43)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8599 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tappuwach

Phonic:

tap-poo’-akh

Meaning:

the same as 8598; Tappuach, the name of two places in Palestine, also of an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Tappuah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

thou wilt cause to breathe

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

An apple-tree; swelling in the body:―name of two places, also an Israelite [EN-TAPPUAH], 1 Chron. 2:43. {Malus}