תַּנְחֻמֶת

tanchumet · Tanhumeth

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8576 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

tanchumet (תַּנְחֻמֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Tanhumeth”.

A personal name meaning "comfort." Father of Seraiah, one of the commanders of the forces who came to Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).

How to say it

tan·chu·met

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 2 Kings 25:23

    All the chiefs of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

  • Jeremiah 40:8

    and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.