"תופת" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: תֹּפֶת [canonical, masculine], tófet [romanization]
Etymology: From the name of a place (Tophet), near Jerusalem in the Valley of Hinnom, where ritual sacrifice is thought to have been preformed, a metonymy. Head templates: {{he-noun|dwv=תֹּפֶת|g=m|pl=-|tr=tófet}} תופת / תֹּפֶת • (tófet) m (no plural forms)
  1. (Medieval Hebrew) a pyre Tags: Hebrew, Medieval, masculine, no-plural Synonyms: מוֹקֵד
    Sense id: en-תופת-he-noun-eLDlaCuy Categories (other): Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 46 49 6 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת: 41 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 38 23
  2. (Medieval Hebrew, by extension) inferno, hellfire Tags: Hebrew, Medieval, broadly, masculine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-תופת-he-noun--iIozqi9 Categories (other): Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 46 49 6 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת: 41 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 38 23
  3. (modern, by extension) of something, very bad and/or evil Tags: broadly, masculine, modern, no-plural
    Sense id: en-תופת-he-noun-toZGEVUS Categories (other): Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת: 41 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 38 23
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Tophet"
    },
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      "name": "he-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "horrendous pain",
          "roman": "ke'évi tófet",
          "text": "כאבי תופת",
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          "english": "car bomb",
          "roman": "m'khonít tófet",
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          "english": "she went through hell in captivity",
          "roman": "hi 'avrá tófet bashévi",
          "text": "היא עברה תופת בשבי",
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    "Jerusalem",
    "Tophet",
    "Valley of Hinnom"
  ],
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}
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        "a pyre"
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          "english": "horrendous pain",
          "roman": "ke'évi tófet",
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          "english": "car bomb",
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          "english": "she went through hell in captivity",
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  ],
  "word": "תופת"
}

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