tophet

English - Turkish

Definition of tophet in English Turkish dictionary

cehennem

Kudüs şehri yakınlarındaki Hinnom deresinde eskiden çocukların kurban edildiği bir yer

English - English

Definition of tophet in English English dictionary

A location near Jerusalem in the valley of Gehenna where children were burned alive as sacrifice

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

{n} hell, a place used for sacrifices

A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom

Hyphenation

To·phet

Etymology

() From Hebrew תופת