Neptoah — the meaning of the Hebrew name נֶפְתּוֹחַ
נֶפְתּוֹחַ
Neptoah means opened, i.e. a spring.
Built from
פָּתַח pâthach — to open wide (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H6605; opened, i.e. a spring; Nephtoach, a place in Palestine.
First appearance
Josh 15:9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath–jearim:
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