Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Zephath
Usage: Zephath = "watch-tower" a Canaanite city in Simeon renamed Hormah by the Israelites Also named: chor.mah (חׇרְמָה "Hormah" H2767)
Strong's Number
H6857
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H6857 Quick Answer
Strong's H6857 צְּפַת (Tsphath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tsphath (tsef-ath') n/l. 1. watch-tower 2. Tsephath, a place in Israel It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include zephath. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Tsphath (tsef-ath') n/l. 1. watch-tower 2. Tsephath, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- zephath
Meaning and Definition
Tsphath (tsef-ath') n/l. 1. watch-tower 2. Tsephath, a place in Israel [from H6822] KJV: Zephath. Root(s): H6822
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6857. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6857 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tsphath, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Zephath
Judges 1:17
How Strong's H6857 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6857 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6857 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H6857.
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6857, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6857 FAQ
What does tsephath (צְפַת) mean?
Tsephath (Strong's H6857) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zephath". Tsphath (tsef-ath') n/l. 1. watch-tower 2. Tsephath, a place in Israel
How many times is tsephath (צְפַת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H6857 across 1 book.
Where can I study tsephath (צְפַת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6857 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tsephath (צְפַת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zephath. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.