ne.to.phah is a proper name used in listings of men identified with that place.

The attested use is as a proper name in lists that identify groups of men: Ezra 2:22 names men of the place, while Nehemiah 7:26 lists them alongside men of Bethlehem.

1. Place-name in group identification · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in census-style identifications of men. In Ezra 2:22 the APB renders "The men of Netophah numbered fifty-six," and in Nehemiah 7:26 it renders "The men of Bethlehem and Netophah numbered one hundred eighty-eight."

   Ezra 2:22Nehemiah 7:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the proper name as "Netophah" in both verses, within numerical listings of men. The precise syntactic contribution is indicated chiefly by the supplied Proper-noun morphology and clause context.