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Zaphon

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(north). An unidentified place in Gad (Josh. 13:27²⁷And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. (Joshua 13:27)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City in Gad (Josh. 13:27²⁷And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. (Joshua 13:27)). Identified with ruins at el Hammeh, 32° 42' N, 35° 40' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6829 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsaphown

Phonic:

tsaw-fone’

Meaning:

the same as 6828; boreal; Tsaphon, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Zaphon

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the north (from to hide)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Hidden; northeast wind; boreal; beholder:―a place in Palestine, Josh. 13:27. {Occultus}