Easton's Bible Dictionary Apple-region. (1.) A town in the valley or lowland of Judah; formerly a royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:17; 15:34). It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west of Jerusalem. (2.) A town on the border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:8). The "land" of Tappuah fell to Manasseh, but the "city" to Ephraim (17:8). (3.) En-tappuah, the well of the apple, probably one of the springs near Yassuf (Joshua 17:7). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TAPPUAH (1) tap'-u-a, ta-pu'-a (tappuach, "apple"): (1) A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:17). It is named between Beth-el and Hepher, and may possibly be identical with the city named in Joshua 16:8; see (3) below. There is nothing to guide us to a decision. (2) (Omitted by Septuagint.) A city in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:34). It is named between Engannim and Enam in a group of cities that lay in the Northwest of the territory of Judah. Tristram suggested identification with `Artuf, about 1 1/2 miles Southeast of Zorah. G.A. Smith places it in Wady el `Afranj, possibly identifying it with Tuffuch, fully 4 miles West of Hebron. This position, however, is not in the Shephelah. The place probably represents "Beth-tappuah" of Joshua 15:53. No quite satisfactory identification has yet been suggested. (3) A place on the border between Ephraim and Manasseh (Joshua 16:8). "The land of Tappuah," i.e. the land adjoining the town, belonged to Manasseh, but the town itself belonged to Ephraim (Joshua 17:8). En-tappuah was probably a neighboring spring. Tappuah was to the South of Michmethath, and the border ran from here westward to the brook Kanah. Some would place it at Khirbet `Atuf, about 11 miles Northeast of Nablus. More probably it should be sought to the Southwest of the plain of Makhneh (Michmethath). It may be identical with Tephon, which, along with Timnath, Pharathon, and other cities, Bacchides fortified "with high walls and gates and bars" (1 Maccabees 9:50). No identification is possible. W. Ewing TAPPUAH (2) (Tappuach; Codex Vaticanus Thapous; Codex Alexandrinus Thaphphou; Lucian, Phethrouth): A "son" of Hebron (1 Chronicles 2:43).

Multi-Version Concordance Tappuah (8 Occurrences) Joshua 12:17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Joshua 15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Joshua 15:53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Joshua 16:8 From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Joshua 17:7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Joshua 17:8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 2 Kings 15:16 Then Menahem sent destruction on Tappuah and all the people in it, and its limits, from Tirzah, because they would not let him come in; and he had all the women who were with child cut open. (BBE RSV) 1 Chronicles 2:43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)