Bible Dictionary
Zephath
A Canaanite town captured and destroyed by Israel, after which it was called Hormah.
Definition
Zephath was a Canaanite town whose name means watch-tower or beacon. After its capture and destruction by the Israelites, it was called Hormah.
Biblical Usage
Zephath is remembered in connection with Israel’s conquest of the Canaanite town and its renaming as Hormah.
Historical Background
The town has been identified with the pass of es-Sufah and, with greater probability according to the supplied material, with S’beita.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Beacon; watch-tower, a Canaanite town; called also Hormah (q.v.), Judg. 1:17. It has been identified with the pass of es-Sufah, but with greater probability with S’beita.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(watch-tower), the earlier name, (Judges 1:17) of a Canaanite town, which after its capture and destruction was called by the Israelites Hormah. [Hormah]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ze'-fath.</p><p>See HORMAH.</p>