Zaphon — the meaning of the Hebrew name צָפוֹן

צָפוֹן

Tsâphôwn · pronounced tsaw-fone' · Strong's H6829 · a place

Zaphon means boreal.

Built from

צָפוֹן tsâphôwn (the same as, H6828) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H6828; boreal; Tsaphon, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 13:27 And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zaphon

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 13:27

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