נֹףNôph
proper name [of a location]: Memphis (Isaiah 19:13; Hosea 9:6; Jeremiah 2:16; Jeremiah 44:1; Jeremiah 46:14)
Pronunciation: nofe · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5297
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 19:13 The officials of Zoan are fools, and the officials of Memphis are deluded. The leaders of the people have led Egypt astray.
- Jeremiah 2:16 Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes, have destroyed Israel’s glory and power.
- Jeremiah 44:1 This is the message Jeremiah received concerning the Judeans living in northern Egypt in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in southern Egypt as well:
- Jeremiah 46:14 “Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.
- Jeremiah 46:19 Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile, you citizens of Egypt! The city of Memphis will be destroyed, without a single inhabitant.
- Ezekiel 30:13 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will smash the idols of Egypt and the images at Memphis. There will be no rulers left in Egypt; terror will sweep the land.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).