צְפַ֑ת
tse.phat
H6857
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Hebrew
Zephath
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Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
tse.phat names the city whose Canaanite inhabitants Judah and Simeon struck.
The attested use identifies the city where Judah and Simeon struck the Canaanite inhabitants and which was then devoted to destruction.
Senses in use
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City struck by Judah and Simeon · dominant
In Judges 1:17, the proper noun identifies the place where Judah and Simeon struck the Canaanite inhabitants; the APB renders the clause “the Canaanite who lived in Zephath.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 1:17, the APB presents the term in the phrase “lived in Zephath”; as a translation, this is read at the verse level.