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To⋅phet

[toh-fit, -fet]
–noun Bible.
1. a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, esp. to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
2. the place of punishment for the wicked after death; hell.
3. some place, condition, etc., likened to hell.
Also, To⋅pheth [toh-fit, -fet] .


Origin:
1350–1400; ME ≪ Heb tōpheth a place-name
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