תַּנְחֻ֫מֶת
tan.chu.met
Tanhumeth
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Tanhumeth: A Minor Biblical Figure Based on the lexical data provided, Tanhumeth (H8576) appears in the Hebrew Bible exactly twice, making it an extremely limited presence in biblical literature. The lemma is presented as a proper noun—a personal name rather than a common word with semantic range or varied usage. Without additional context data beyond the two occurrences, the lexicon information does not clarify who Tanhumeth was, what role this person played in biblical narrative, or why the name appears in these specific passages. The lemma's minimal frequency (2 occurrences) suggests this was either a minor historical figure or someone mentioned only in passing within the biblical text. For meaningful analysis of Tanhumeth's significance, one would need to examine the actual biblical passages where the name appears and any surrounding narrative context—information not included in the lexicon data itself.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
then 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 the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.
2 Kings 25:23Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.