Zephathah
tse.pha.tah is attested as a proper name in the account of Zerah’s advance toward Mareshah.
The term is attested once as a proper noun in the setting of Zerah’s military advance toward Mareshah in 2 Chronicles 14:9; the translation does not make its specific contribution clear.
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Proper name in the advance narrative · dominant
In 2 Chronicles 14:9, the form is tagged as a proper noun within the verse describing Zerah’s force and its approach toward Mareshah. The APB renders the verse as Zerah coming out with an army and arriving “as far as Mareshah,” but it does not clearly identify a separate English rendering for this term.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 14:9, the APB presents the military advance and the arrival “as far as Mareshah.” Its specific rendering of this proper noun cannot be isolated.