(Js 15:20, 48, 53) Disa mendojnë se e mori emrin nga judeu Tapuah (1Kr 2:42, 43); megjithatë, ka të ngjarë të jetë quajtur kështu edhe ngaqë dikur ai vend ishte plot me pemë molle.
(Jos 15:20, 48, 53) Some suggest that it received its name from the Judean named Tappuah (1Ch 2:42, 43); however, it is also possible that Beth-tappuah was named after the apple trees that likely once grew there in abundance.jw2019 jw2019