Noph

Noph

Noph, hebräischer Name des Memphites Nomos in Ägypten.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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  • Noph — or Moph was the Hebrew name for the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, which stood on the Nile near the site of modern day Cairo. It is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezekiel. 30:13, 16) …   Wikipedia

  • Noph — Noph, biblischer Ort, s. Memphis …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • noph — ac·ti·noph·o·rous; ac·ti·noph·ry·an; ac·ti·noph·rys; ad·e·noph·o·ra; am·i·noph·er·ase; ar·ach·noph·a·gous; ax·o·noph·o·ra; bal·a·noph·o·ra; bal·a·noph·o·ra·ce·ae; cho·a·noph·o·rous; co·noph·o·lis; cte·noph·o·ra; cte·noph·o·rae; cy·a·noph·i·lous;… …   English syllables

  • Noph —    The Hebrew name of an Egyptian city (Isa. 19:13; Jer. 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezek. 30:13, 16). In Hos. 9:6 the Hebrew name is Moph, and is translated Memphis, which is its Greek and Latin form. It was one of the most ancient and important… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • a|noph|e|les — «uh NOF uh leez», noun, plural les, adjective. –n. any one of a genus of mosquitoes that can transmit the protozoans causing malaria to human beings. –adj. that is or derives from the anopheles: »an anopheles carrier or infection. ╂[< New… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|noph|e|line — «uh NOF uh lihn, lyn», noun, adjective. = anopheles. (Cf. ↑anopheles) ╂[< anophel(es) + ine1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cte|noph|o|ran — «tih NOF uhr uhn», adjective, noun. –ad. of or having to do with the ctenophores. –n. a ctenophoran animal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cte|noph|o|ra — «tih NOF uhr uh», noun (plural). the phylum of animals comprising the ctenophores …   Useful english dictionary

  • i|co|noph|i|lism — «Y kuh NOF uh lihz uhm», noun. a liking for pictures, engravings, or the like …   Useful english dictionary

  • mo|noph|a|gous — «muh NOF uh guhs», adjective. Zoology. eating only one kind of food …   Useful english dictionary

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