H3317 H3317
Iphtah-el, a valley forming a boundary between Zebulun and Asher (Joshua 19:14, 27)
This place name means "God opens" and designates a valley that served as a tribal boundary marker in the Promised Land allotments. Located near Jefat (ancient Jotapata), it likely corresponds to the upper portion of Wady Abellin in Galilee. The valley appears in Joshua's boundary descriptions for both Zebulun and Asher, marking a shared geographic reference point between the two northern tribes.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Attested in Joshua 19:14 and 27 in boundary contexts. The Septuagint shows variation (Gaiphael, Gai kai Phthaiel) in attempting to render the compound Hebrew name. All major translation traditions preserve the proper-name status, with slight variations in transliteration (Jifta-el in Spanish, Yiphtach-El in English and others). 2×
AR["يِفْتَحْ-إِيلَ"]·ben["যিপ্তহ-এলের"]·DE["Yiphtach-El"]·EN["Yiphtach-El"]·FR["Yiphtach-El"]·heb["יפתח-אל"]·HI["यिप्तह-एल"]·ID["Yiftah-El"]·IT["Yiphtach-El"]·jav["Yiftah-Èl"]·KO["익다-엘"]·PT["Yiftah-El"]·RU["Йифтах-Эль", "Йифтах-Эля"]·ES["Jifta-el"]·SW["Yifta-Eli"]·TR["Yiftah-El'in"]·urd["یفتح-ایل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יִפְתַּח־אֵל n.pr.loc. (God openeth; cf. Sab.n.pr.m. יפתחאל Hal 148:1);—in גֵּי יִפ׳ (Γαιφαηλ, Γαι και Φθαιηλ, A 𝔊L Γαι (Ι)εφθαηλ), valley betw. Zebulun and Asher Jos 19:14, 27 (P); prob. near Jêfât (Jotapata), and perhaps upper part of Wady ʿAbellîn, v. BuhlGeogr. 109, 223.