Mephaath — the meaning of the Hebrew name מוֹפַעַת

מוֹפַעַת

Môwphaʻath · pronounced mo-fah'-ath · Strong's H4158 · a place

Mephaath means illuminative.

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יָפַע yâphaʻ (from, H3313) — to shine open in the lexicon ›

(Jeremiah 48:21) or מֵיפַעַת; or מֵפַעַת; from H3313; illuminative; Mophaath or Mephaath, a place in Palestine.

Josh 13:18 And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Joshua, 1 Chronicles, Jeremiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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