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Netophah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(dropping). Town near Bethlehem (Ezra 2:22²²The men of Netophah, fifty and six. (Ezra 2:22); Neh. 8:26).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City of Judah (Ezra 2:22²²The men of Netophah, fifty and six. (Ezra 2:22); Neh. 7:26²⁶The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. (Nehemiah 7:26)). Identified with ruins at Umm Toba, 31° 44' N, 35° 13' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5199 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ntophah

Phonic:

net-o-faw’

Meaning:

from 5197; distillation; Netophah, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Netophah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

dropping: distillation

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Dropping; flowing; distillation; to prophesy:―town near Bethlehem, Ezra 2:22. {Stillatio}