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Tanhumeth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(comfort). Father of one of Gedaliah’s captains (2 Kings 25:23²³And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (2 Kings 25:23); Jer. 40:8⁸Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (Jeremiah 40:8)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father of Seraiah (Jer. 40:8⁸Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (Jeremiah 40:8)). Called “the Netophathite” (2 Kings 25:23²³And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (2 Kings 25:23)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8576 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tanchumeth

Phonic:

tan-khoo’-meth

Meaning:

for 8575 (feminine); Tanchumeth, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Tanhumeth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

consolation Ta’phath, distillation

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

His comfort; solace; repentance; gift:―father of Seraiah, 2 Kings 25:23. {Consolatio illius}