HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6859
צְפַ֫תָה
tse.pha.tah — Zephathah
§ Zephathah = "watch-tower" a valley in western Judah
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Zephathah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A valley in the west of Judah, near Mareshah; the scene of Asa’s conflict with Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9-13). Identified with the Wady Safieh.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.