Tophet

Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊfɪt/

The English word “Tophet” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

A location near Jerusalem in the valley of Gehenna where children were burned alive as sacrifice.
Hell, Gehenna.

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תֹּפֶת (tôp̄eṯ).

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