This is the name of the place Memphis: An important city in ancient Egypt.
Definition
a variation of H4644; Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt
Traditional renderings: Noph.
Traditional renderings: Noph.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
7 total
- Isaiah 19:13נֹ֑ף · of MemphisThe princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
- Jeremiah 2:16נֹ֖ף · of MemphisThe men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
- Jeremiah 44:1וּבְנֹ֔ף · and MemphisThis is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
- Jeremiah 46:14בְנֹ֖ף · it in Memphis“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
- Jeremiah 46:19נֹף֙ · MemphisPack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
- Ezekiel 30:13מִנֹּ֔ף · in MemphisThis is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
- Ezekiel 30:16וְנֹ֖ף · and MemphisI will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.