Tophtehתפתה
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Tophteh — first attested in Isa 30:33 (3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
כִּֽי־עָר֤וּךְ מֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙ תׇּפְתֶּ֔ה גַּם־<span class="mam-kq"><span class="mam-kq-q">[הִ֛יא]</span> <span class="mam-kq-k">(הוא)</span></span> לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הוּכָ֖ן הֶעְמִ֣יק הִרְחִ֑ב מְדֻרָתָ֗הּ אֵ֤שׁ וְעֵצִים֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה נִשְׁמַ֤ת יְהֹוָה֙ כְּנַ֣חַל גׇּפְרִ֔ית בֹּעֲרָ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃ <span class="mam-spi-pe">{פ}</span><br>
<span class="poetry indentAll">The Topheth</span><sup class="footnote-marker">p</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Topheth </b>A site near Jerusalem at which human beings were sacrificed by fire in periods of paganizing; see 2 Kings 23.10.</i> has long been ready for him;<br><span class="poetry indentAll">He too is destined for Melech</span><sup class="footnote-marker">q</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Melech </b>Cf. Molech, Lev. 18.21; 20.2–5.</i>—<br><span class="poetry indentAll">His firepit has been made both wide and deep,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">With plenty of fire and firewood,</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">And with </span> G<small>OD</small>’s breath <br><span class="poetry indentAll">Burning in it like a stream of sulfur.</span>
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Monarchy (David/Solomon) |
| Gematria | 885 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Tophteh (תפתה) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ת | 400 | 4 |
| ף | 80 | 8 |
| ת | 400 | 4 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 885 | 3 |
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.
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.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 4831 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 20 Mar 3242 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |