# Tophet

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtəʊfɪt/

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תוֹפֶת (tôp̄eṯ).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tophet