8472. Tachpenes

Lexicon

Tachpenes: Tahpenes

Original Word: תַּחְפְנֵיס
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Tachpneyc
Pronunciation: tahk-feh-NAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (takh-pen-ace')
Definition: Tahpenes
Meaning: Tachpenes

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Tahapanes, Tahpanhes, Tehaphnehes

Of Egyptian derivation; Tachpenes, an Egyptian woman -- Tahpenes.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as Tachpanches
Definition
an Eg. queen
NASB Translation
Tahpenes (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תַּחְמְּנֵיס proper name, feminine Egyptian queen; — 1 Kings 11:19,20, נֵס- 1 Kings 11:20; Θεκ[χ]εμεινα.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Of Egyptian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Tachpenes, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and context.

Usage: The name Tachpenes appears in the context of the historical narrative concerning Hadad the Edomite, who fled to Egypt. She is mentioned in 1 Kings 11:19-20.

Context: Tachpenes is identified as the wife of Pharaoh in the time of King Solomon. She is noted for her role in the story of Hadad the Edomite, who sought refuge in Egypt after David's military campaigns against Edom. The Pharaoh of Egypt received Hadad favorably, and Tachpenes played a significant part in this hospitality by providing Hadad with her sister as a wife. This union produced a son named Genubath, who was raised in the royal household. The mention of Tachpenes highlights the political alliances and interactions between Israel and Egypt during Solomon's reign. Her presence in the narrative underscores the influence and involvement of Egyptian royalty in regional affairs.

Forms and Transliterations

תַּחְפְּנֵ֗יס תַּחְפְּנֵ֥יס תַחְפְּנֵ֔ס תחפניס תחפנס tachpeNeis tachpeNes taḥ·pə·nês ṯaḥ·pə·nês taḥpənês ṯaḥpənês

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 11:19
HEB: אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ אֲח֖וֹת תַּחְפְּנֵ֥יס הַגְּבִירָֽה׃
NAS: the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
KJV: the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
INT: wife the sister of Tahpenes the queen

1 Kings 11:20
HEB: ל֜וֹ אֲח֣וֹת תַּחְפְּנֵ֗יס אֵ֚ת גְּנֻבַ֣ת
NAS: The sister of Tahpenes bore his son
KJV: And the sister of Tahpenes bare
INT: bore the sister of Tahpenes Genubath his son

1 Kings 11:20
HEB: בְּנ֔וֹ וַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּ תַחְפְּנֵ֔ס בְּת֖וֹךְ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: Genubath, whom Tahpenes weaned
KJV: his son, whom Tahpenes weaned
INT: his son weaned Tahpenes among house

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8472
3 Occurrences

taḥ·pə·nês — 2 Occ.
ṯaḥ·pə·nês — 1 Occ.