Nephtôwach — H5318

Definition

locative proper noun

Nephtoach, a place in Palestine

1. Nephtoah = "opening"
2. a spring or source of water on the boundary of the territories of Judah and Benjamin; located northwest of Jerusalem

Usually translated as

Neptoah

Origin

from H6605; opened, i.e. a spring

• Derived from Pâthach (H6605)

Occurrences

Nephtôwach occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2)

• Joshua 15:9 — And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah (נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַ), and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
• Joshua 18:15 — And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah (נֶפְתּֽוֹחַ):