TOPHET


Meaning of TOPHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtō-fət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, shrine south of ancient Jerusalem where human sacrifices were performed to Moloch in Jeremiah 7:31, Gehenna, from Late Latin Topheth, from Hebrew tōpheth

Date: 14th century

: hell , Gehenna

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