Tofet (תופת) means inferno in Hebrew.
It can also mean hellfire. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
inferno, hellfire
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tofet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום בעיר הקודש ששימש לפולחן שריפת אדם
לָכֵ֞ן הִנֵּֽה־יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵא֩ לַמָּק֨וֹם הַזֶּ֥ה ע֛וֹד הַתֹּ֖פֶת וְגֵ֣יא בֶן־הִנֹּ֑ם כִּ֖י אִם־גֵּ֥יא הַהֲרֵגָֽה
- 2שרפה, מדורה גדולה.
- 3נצרותגהנום.
- 4בהשאלהמצב או מאורע קשה הכרוך בכאב ובסבל רב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tofet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֹּפֶת
- Written without vowel points
- תופת
- Said
- tofet
- Root
- ת־פ־ת
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 886
This is how Tofet is said in other languages.
- English
- inferno, hellfire
- Arabic
- جحِيم, سعير, لظى
These words mean nearly the same as Tofet.
- מוקדstake
- שאול
- תפתה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tofet.
- גן עדן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tofet.
The word Tofet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אש תופת
- ייסורי תופת
- כאבי תופת
- מכונית תופת
- מלאך תופת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tofet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tofet.
What does Tofet (תופת) mean in Hebrew?
Tofet (תופת) means inferno and hellfire. It is said tofet, with the stress on to.
What is a synonym for Tofet (תופת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tofet (תופת) are מוקד, שאול, and תפתה.
What is the opposite of Tofet (תופת)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tofet (תופת) are גן עדן.
What rhymes with Tofet (תופת)?
Words that rhyme with Tofet (תופת) include טרופת and גרופת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תפת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.