2Ki 23:10, Jer 19:12 | JFB | STEP | 10. Topheth-- so called from Toph--a "drum." It is the prevailing opinion among Jewish writers that the cries of the terrified children made to pass through the fire in that place of idolatrous horror were drowned by the sound of that instrument.

‏ 2 Kings 23:10

10. Topheth--so called from Toph--a "drum." It is the prevailing opinion among Jewish writers that the cries of the terrified children made to pass through the fire in that place of idolatrous horror were drowned by the sound of that instrument.

‏ Jeremiah 19:12

12. make this city as Tophet--that is, as defiled with dead bodies as Tophet.