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).
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Noph — Noph, hebräischer Name des Memphites Nomos in Ägypten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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
