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Tophtehתפתה

tof-teh' · Monarchy (David/Solomon)

In the Bible

A biblical toponym — Tophteh — attested in 1 Ki 22:22 (3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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1 Ki 22:22

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵצֵא֙ וְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י כׇּל־נְבִיאָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּפַתֶּה֙ וְגַם־תּוּכָ֔ל צֵ֖א וַעֲשֵׂה־כֵֽן׃

And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then [God] said, ‘You will entice and you will prevail. Go out and do it.’

Facts

Typeplace (toponym)
Biblical periodMonarchy (David/Solomon)
Gematria885
Letters4 consonants

Stellar letters

The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

ה
Aries · Heh

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Tophteh appears in the stellar reading on 3 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
26 Mar 4831 BCEGemini1
20 Mar 3242 BCETaurus2
24 Apr 1857Pisces3