Jeremiah 19:6:9Jer.19.6.W9TAB
הַתֹּ֖פֶת
hatofet
“the Topheth”
- Transliteration
- ha-TO-fet
- Extended
- hah-TOH-feht
- IPA
- /hatˈtɔːfɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Topheth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-TO-fet
- clause
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yik-ka-RE lam-ma-KOM ha-ZE OD ha-TO-fet ve-GE ven-hin-NOM
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yik-ka-RE lam-ma-KOM ha-ZE OD ha-TO-fet ve-GE ven-hin-NOM KI im-GE ha-ha-re-GA
Exegesis
The negated verb phrase velo yikarei {וְלֹא יִקָּרֵא | wə-lō yiqqārē} lists the former names ha-tophet {הַתֹּפֶת | ha-tō-p̄eṯ} and gei ben-hinnom {גֵיא בֶן־הִנֹּם | gēʾ ben-hin-nōm} before the adversative im pivots to gei ha-haregah {גֵּיא הַהֲרֵגָה | gēʾ ha-ha-rē-gāh}. The repetition of gei highlights the contrast between past defilement and forthcoming devastation, underscoring divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ṯ-p-htav–pe–he
“burning place”
In context — Jeremiah 19:6
“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 19:6, so the Hebrew word הַתֹּ֖פֶת (hatofet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.19.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.6.W9.S1) and character.