Tappuah (or En-tappuah), a Canaanite city on the border between Ephraim and Manasseh, allotted to Manasseh but with land belonging to Ephraim (Josh. 16:8; 17:7-8).
Also known as En-tappuah · En Tappuah
Tappuah (also known as En-tappuah) was a Canaanite city located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh. It is first mentioned in the list of cities conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:17). During the allotment of the land, Tappuah itself was assigned to Manasseh, but the land surrounding the city belonged to Ephraim (Josh. 16:8; 17:8). The city served as a boundary marker between the two tribes (Josh. 17:7-8). The name "Tappuah" means "apple" or "apple tree," possibly indicating the presence of fruit trees in the area. The prefix "En-" suggests that the city may have been associated with a spring or well.
Approximate location: 32.117, 35.233 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
4 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8599
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.
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