Given name

Tappuah

“love apple”

Tappuah is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “love apple.”

Original Hebrewתפוח

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Tappuah means “love apple.”

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Where it comes from

Tappuah is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun tappuah (תפוח), “a kind of aphrodisiac fruit.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Tappuah appears in 1 Chronicles 2:43, Joshua 12:17, Joshua 17:7 and 1 other passage.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:43
  • Joshua 12:17
  • Joshua 17:7
  • 2 Kings 15:16

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See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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