Joppa

[ jop-uh ]

/ ˈdʒɒp ə /

ancient name of Jaffa.

Example sentences from the Web for joppa

"It is but a few miles to this seaport called Joppa," they said.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard
He stopped while they took Joppa out, and, I suppose, they caught the fly.

Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) |Margaret Veley
Then Joppa,617 where the coast of Egypt, which at first stretches towards the east, makes a remarkable bend towards the north.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) |Strabo
His generals invaded Juda, took several fortresses near the sea-coast, and placed a garrison in Joppa.

History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

When the Romans took Joppa, the same skeleton was carried to Italy in triumph.

Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman Melville

Joppa

/ (ˈdʒɒpə) /

the biblical name of Jaffa, the port from which Jonah embarked (Jonah 1:3)