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תַּנְחֻמֶת

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Tanechumet

H8576 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נחם to comfort, show compassion, relent

Definition

A personal name of an Israelite individual, likely meaning 'compassion,' 'comfort,' or 'consolation,' derived from the sense of being a recipient or embodiment of comfort. Used strictly as a proper name within genealogical contexts.

Semantic Range

personal name, recipient of comfort, one associated with consolation; as a proper noun only, not a common noun

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root נחם (n-ch-m), which means 'to comfort, be sorry, show compassion,' with the feminine noun formation תַּנְחוּמָה (tanchumah, 'comfort, consolation'). The form תַּנְחֻמֶת (Tanchumeth) is a feminine proper name, likely constructed along the same morphological lines as other biblical personal names derived from abstract nouns. The root meaning relates to comfort or consolation, but as a proper name, it functions solely as an identifier for an individual.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name תַּנְחֻמֶת appears in genealogical lists, specifically in 2 Kings 25:23 and Jeremiah 40:8, referring to 'Tanchumeth, the Netophathite.' The context is post-monarchic, during the period after the destruction of Jerusalem, when Babylonian administrative structures were established in the land. The use of feminine abstract nouns as personal names, even for men, is attested elsewhere in Hebrew but comparatively rare. English translations typically transliterate this as 'Tanhumeth,' but do not capture the underlying meaning of 'comfort' or 'consolation.' The name's meaning connects it to a root often associated with emotional response, regret, or comfort, though in this context it does not refer to actions or qualities but simply names an individual.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

for תַּנְחוּם (feminine); Tanchumeth, an Israelite; Tanhumeth.

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Root Family

נחם (n-ḥ-m) — to comfort, show compassion, relent

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4505 מְנַחֵם Comforter
H5100 נְהָמָה like roaring of
H5149 נְחוּם Comforted One
H5150 נִחוּם my consolations
H5151 נַחוּם Comforted-one

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8576-01 תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת tanechumet HNp of Tanhumeth Compassion 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8576-01 2 Kings 25:23 תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת tanechumet HNp Tanhumeth Compassion
H8576-01 Jeremiah 40:8 תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת tanechumet HNp of Tanhumeth Compassion
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