תִּפְסַח

תִּפְסַח proper name, of a location on Euphrates (probablyford (though Lag^{BN 131 doubts}); Lewy^{Fremdw. 146} compare Αάμψακος (on Bosphorus), explanation as לַפֶּסַח); — 1Kgs 5:4, northeast limit of Solomon's dominion; = Gk Θάψακος Xen^{Anab. i. 4 etc}.; identification with Kal' at Dibse, at the great easterly bend of the river, approximately Latitude 35° 55' north, Longitude 38° 20' east, JPPeters^{Nation, May 23, 1889: Nippur i.96 ff}.