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Beth-tappuah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(house of apples). A town of Judah, near Hebron. Now Teffuh (Josh. 15:53⁵³And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, (Joshua 15:53)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City in the mountainous district of Judah, near Hebron (Josh. 15:53⁵³And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, (Joshua 15:53); compare 1 Chron. 2:43⁴³And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. (1 Chronicles 2:43)). Identified with Tuffuh, 31° 33’ N, 35° 2’ E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1054 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Beth

Phonic:

Tappuwach

Meaning:

from 1004 and 8598; house of (the) apple; Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Beth-tappuah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the apple-house: house of the breather

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Place of the apple, or citron-tree:―a place in Palestine, Josh. 15:53. {Locus mali}