H3316G Hebrew
יִפְתָּח
yiph.tach
Iphtah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the word יִפְתָּח (yiph.tach) has a short definition of "Iphtah" and falls under the category of a proper name for a person. This suggests that the word is likely a personal name specific to an individual in the biblical narrative. Given the limited occurrence of the name in the Bible (only 1 time), it is likely a proper noun used to identify a specific character or person. The semantic domain indicates that it is a name, as opposed to a common noun or concept.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text