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Nephtoach <a href="../hebrew/5319.htm" title="5319">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Nephtoach: Nephtoah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נֶפְתּוֹחַ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Nephtowach<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>nef-to'-akh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nef-to'-akh)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Nephtoah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Nephtoach<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root פָּתַח (pathach), meaning "to open."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for Nephtoach in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Nephtoach refers to a specific location mentioned in the Bible, known as the "spring of Nephtoah." It is a geographical landmark used to delineate the boundary lines of the tribal inheritance of Judah and Benjamin.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, boundary markers were crucial for defining tribal territories. The spring of Nephtoah served as a significant landmark in the demarcation of land, highlighting the importance of water sources in the arid regions of the Near East. Springs were vital for survival, agriculture, and settlement, making them strategic locations in territorial descriptions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm">pathach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place on the border of Judah and Benjamin<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Nephtoah (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">נֶפְתּוֺחַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μαφθω, Ναφθω</font>, in <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֵי נ</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-9.htm">Joshua 15:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-15.htm">Joshua 18:15</a> (P), on border of Judah and Benjamin; usually identification with spring <em>Liftâ</em>, near Jerusalem to the northwest, see Buhl<sup>Geogr:101.</sup> <font class="hebrew2">נַפְתֻּחִים</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">מֶּ֫תִי</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מְּתַיּוּת</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">פתה</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Neptoah <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm">pathach</a>; opened, i.e. A spring; Nephtoach, a place in Palestine -- Neptoah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm">pathach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַ נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃ נפתוח נפתוח׃ nefToach nep̄·tō·w·aḥ nep̄tōwaḥ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַעְיַן֙ מֵ֣י <b> נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַ </b> וְיָצָ֖א אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the waters <span class="itali">of Nephtoah</span> and proceeded<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the water <span class="itali">of Nephtoah,</span> and went out<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the spring of the waters <span class="itali">of Nephtoah</span> and proceeded to<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/18-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 18:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַעְיַ֖ן מֵ֥י <b> נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the waters <span class="itali">of Nephtoah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the well of waters <span class="itali">of Nephtoah:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the fountain of the waters <span class="itali">of Nephtoah</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5318.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5318.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5318<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/neftoach_5318.htm">nep̄·tō·w·aḥ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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