International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Tahath (1)

ta'-hath (tachath, "below"): A wilderness station of the Israelites (Nu 33:26,27), between Makheloth and Terah.SeeWANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.

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Tahath (2)

(1) A Kohathite Levite (1Ch 6:24).(2) The name is mentioned twice among the sons of Ephraim (1Ch 7:20); two families may be meant, or perhaps the name has been accidentally repe...

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Tahchemonite

ta-ke'-mo-nit, ta'-ke-mon-it (tachkemoni): Name of a family to which Jashobeam, the chief captain in David's army, belonged (2Sa 23:8;1Ch 11:11). In 1 Chronicles it is "Hachmoni...

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Tahpanhes

ta'-pan-hez, ta-pan'-hez (usually in the Old Testament tachpanchec; Septuagint Taphnas; Coptic, Taphnes): The various spellings of the Hebrew text are fairly well indicated in t...

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Tahpenes

ta'-pe-nez, ta-pe'-nez (tachpenec; Septuagint Thekem(e)ina): Queen of Egypt, the sister of Hadad's wife and the foster-mother of his son Genubath (1Ki 11:19f).SeePHARAOH.

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Tahrea

ta'-re-a, ta-re'-a (tachrea`): Son of Micah, a descendant of Gibeon (1Ch 9:41; in 8:35 "Tarea").

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Tahtim-Hodshi

ta-tim-hod'-shi.SeeKADESH ON THE ORONTES.

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Tail

tal ('alyah; zanabh; oura): The broad tail of the Syrian sheep, wrongly rendered "rump" (which see) in the King James Version, is mentioned as one of the portions of sacrifice w...

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Take

tak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a few call for special attention. "To take" in the sense of "capture" is still common, but wh...

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Tale

tal (tokhen, mithkoneth, micpar; leros): In the King James Version of the Old Testament (with one exception,Ps 90:9) "tale" (in the sing.) means number. "Tell" often has the sam...

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Talent

tal'-ent (kikkar; talanton): A weight composed of 60 manehs (English Versions of the Bible "pounds") equal to about 120 pounds troy and 96 pounds avoirdupois, or 672,500 grains,...

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Talitha Cumi

ta-le'-tha koo'-me (talitha koumi): Derived from the Aramaic Talyetha' qumi, "damsel, arise"), which in the New Testament manuscripts is transliterated variously (Westcott-Hort,...

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Talmai

(1) A clan, possibly of Aramean origin, generally reputed to be of gigantic height; resident in Hebron at the time of the Hebrew conquest and driven thence by Caleb (Nu 13:22;Jo...

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Talmon

tal'-mon (talmon): One of the porters in connection with the temple-service (1Ch 9:17;Ezr 2:42;Ne 7:45;11:19;12:25).

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Talmud

tal'-mud (talmudh):I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONSII. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUDIII. THE TRADITIONAL LAW UNTIL THE COMPOSITION OF THE MISHNAIV. DIVISION AND CONTENT...

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Talsas

tal'-sas (Codex Alexandrinus Saloas, Codex Vaticanus Zalthas; the Revised Version (British and American) "Saloas"): In 1 Esdras 9:22 the King James Version = "Elasha" ofEzr 10:22.

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Tamah

ta'-ma.SeeTEMAH.

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Tamar (1)

ta'-mar (tamar, "palm"; Codex Vaticanus Themar; Codex Alexandrinus Thamar (so Codex Vaticanus in Genesis)):(1) The wife of Er, the oldest son of Judah (Ge 38:6). Upon her husban...

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Tamar (2)

(tamar, "palm tree"; Thaiman):(1) This name occurs in Ezekiel's ideal delimitation of the territory to be occupied by Israel (Eze 47:19;48:28). The Dead Sea is the eastern borde...

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Tamarisk

tam'-a-risk:(1) 'eshel (Ge 21:33, the King James Version "grove," margin "tree";1Sa 22:6, the King James Version "tree," margin "grove";1Sa 31:13, the King James Version "tree")...

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Tammuz

tam'-uz, tam'-mooz (tammuz; Thammouz):(1) The name of a Phoenician deity, the Adonis of the Greeks. He was originally a Sumerian or Babylonian sun-god, called Dumuzu, the husban...

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Tanach

SeeTAANACH.

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Tanhumeth

tan-hu'-meth (tanchumeth): One of those who were left in Judah by Nebuchadnezzar under the governorship of Gedallah (2Ki 25:23;Jer 40:8).

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Tanis

ta'-nis (Tanis (Judith 1:10)).SeeZOAN.

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Tanner

tan'-er (burseus, from bursa "a hide"): The only references to a tanner are inAc 9:43;10:6,32. The Jews looked upon tanning as an undesirable occupation and well they might, for...

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Tapestry

tap'-es-tri (marebhaddim, from rabhadh, "to spread"): "Carpets of tapestry" are mentioned inPr 7:16;31:22. We have no means of knowing just what form of weaving is here referred...

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Taphath

ta'-fath (taphath): Daughter of Solomon and wife of Ben-abinadab (1Ki 4:11).