The meaning of “תִּפְסַח”
Understanding Tiphçach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Tipsah. - § Tiphsah = "cross over" - Tiphsach, a place in Mesopotamia 1) a place at the northeast limit of Solomon's emp...
תִּפְסַח
Tipsah. - § Tiphsah = "cross over" - Tiphsach, a place in Mesopotamia 1) a place at the northeast limit of Solomon's empire; located on the Euphrates river 2) a place in the northern kingdom of Israel which king Menahem attacked and where he ripped open all the pregnant women 2a) might be the same as 1
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 4:24 | “For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.” Word: תִּפְסַח (Tiphçach) | |
| 2 Kings 15:16 | “Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.” Word: תִּפְסַח (Tiphçach) |