Jerem. li. 27. Taphsar, or Tiphsar. Nah. iii. 17.TAPHSAR. This Word is found in Jeremiah, which St. Jerom has left as it is, without translating it; and in Nahum, where he has rendered it by little Children, reading in the Text Tappapim, instead of Taphsarim. Our best Interpreters are of opinion that this Word is a Name of Dignity; perhaps the same as Achasdrapne, whence Satrapa is formed. Some have thought Taphsar to be the Name of a Province, but there is no Proof to support this Conjecture.
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