tap.pu.ach is used as a place-name in Joshua, named among towns, a king, and tribal boundary descriptions.

The attested uses present tap.pu.ach as a place-name: it occurs in a list of towns, in the title of a king, and in descriptions of land and a tribal border.

1. Place-name in town, royal, and boundary notices · dominant

   All occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 12:17 the APB renders "The king of Tappuah—one"; in Joshua 15:34 it includes the name in a town list. In Joshua 16:8 and Joshua 17:8, the APB places Tappuah within descriptions of a border and land belonging to Manasseh and the sons of Ephraim.

   Joshua 12:17Joshua 15:34Joshua 16:8Joshua 17:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the form as "Tappuah," variously in a king list, a town list, and statements about land and borders. These contexts confirm the proper-name use rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.