Bible Dictionary
Noph
Nopha was a place mentioned in an ancient victory song concerning the Amorite conquest of Moab. It was probably near Heshbon, but its location is uncertain.
Definition
Noph was a Hebrew name for Memphis, an ancient and important Egyptian city. It stood south of modern Cairo on the western bank of the Nile and was the capital of Lower Egypt.
Biblical Usage
Noph appears in prophetic passages concerning Egypt. The name is also rendered Moph in Hosea and is identified with the Greek and Latin form Memphis.
Historical Background
Memphis was one of Egypt’s most ancient and important cities. A colossal statue of Rameses the Great was found among its ruins. The city’s position was a little south of modern Cairo, on the western bank of the Nile.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The Hebrew name of an Egyptian city (Isa. 19:13; Jer. 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezek. 30:13, 16). In Hos. 9:6 the Hebrew name is Moph, and is translated “Memphis,” which is its Greek and Latin form. It was one of the most ancient and important cities of Egypt, and stood a little to the south of the modern Cairo, on the western bank of the Nile. It was the capital of Lower Egypt. Among the ruins found at this place is a colossal statue of Rameses the Great. (See MEMPHIS.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Memphis]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>nof (noph; in Ho 9:6 moph): A name for the Egyptian city Memphis (so the Septuagint), hence, thus rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) (Isa 19:13; Jer 2:16; 44:1; Eze 30:13,16).</p><p>See MEMPHIS.</p>