- Original: צפת - Transliteration: Ts@phath - Phonetic: tsef-ath' - Definition: Zephath = watch-tower 1. a Canaanite city in Simeon renamed Hormah by the Israelites - Origin: from H6822 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H6822 ; watch tower; Tsephath a place in Palestine: - Zephath. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Zephath, 1 Judges 1:17