To·phet (t  f t , -f t)n. 1. An extremely unpleasant or painful condition or place. 2. Hell. [Middle English, from Hebrew t pet, a place where children were burned in sacrifice; see wtp in Semitic roots.] |
Tophet, Topheth [ˈtəʊfɛt]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a place in the valley immediately to the southwest of Jerusalem; the Shrine of Moloch, where human sacrifices were offered
[from Hebrew Tōpheth]
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