Zephath — the meaning of the Hebrew name צְפַת

צְפַת

Tsᵉphath · pronounced tsef-ath' · Strong's H6857 · a place

Zephath means watch-tower.

Built from

צָפָה tsâphâh (from, H6822) — properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6822; watch-tower; Tsephath, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 1:17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zephath

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Judges

Judg 1:17

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