Taphon

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ta'phon. One of the cities in Judea, fortified by Bacchides.  1 Maccabees 9:50. It is probably the Beth-tappuah of the Old Testament.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

( Ἡ Τεφώ ); Josephus, Τοχόα or Τοχόαν ; Vulg. Thopo; Syr. Tefos), one of the cities in Judmae fortified by Bacchides ( 1 Maccabees 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.