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Tophet

To·phet [ tṓfət, tṓ fèt ] or To·pheth [ tṓfət, tṓ fèt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
place of punishment after death: according to the Bible, a place of torment and punishment where the wicked are sent after death

[14th century. < Hebrew Tōppeṯ, area near Jerusalem]
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