1. City on the northeastern boundary of Solomon’s empire (1 Kgs 4:24). It is most likely identified with Thapsacus, a town mentioned frequently in Greek and Roman texts. Though its precise location is unknown, it was an important trading center on the Euphrates River that dominated an east-west caravan route and also served as a northern terminal for river traffic.→ View encyclopedia entry
2. KJV rendering of Tappuah, one of the towns conquered by Menahem after he deposited Shallum in Samaria (2 Kgs 15:16). See Tappuah (Place) #2.→ View encyclopedia entry