Tiphsah
Tiphsah, a city attacked and brutally conquered by Menahem, king of Israel.
The name Tiphsah means “passage; leap; step; the passover”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at 2 Kings 15:16; only referred to as Tiphsah (תִּפְסַח).
Location
- Certainty
- Possible (58% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.104° N, 35.230° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- תִּפְסַחTiphsah
Mentions
- At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.