Ta'phon. One of the cities in Judea, fortified by Bacchides. 1Ma_9:50. It is probably the Beth-tappuah of the Old Testament.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
tā?fon See TEPHON.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
(ἡ Τεφώ); Josephus, Τοχόα or Τοχόαν; Vulg. Thopo; Syr. Tefos), one of the cities in Judmae fortified by Bacchides (1Ma_9:50). It is probably the BETH-TAPPUAIA SEE BETH-TAPPUAIA (q.v.) of the Old Test., which lay near Hebron. The form given by Josephus suggests Tekoa, but Grimm (Exeg. Handbuch) has pointed out that his equivalent for that name is Θεκωέ; and there is, besides, too much unanimity among the versions to allow of its being accepted.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.