תַּחְפַּנְחֵס
tach.pan.chesTahpanhes
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place7 occurrences2 books7 verses
This is the name of the place Tahpanhes: Egyptian city where Jewish refugees fled after Jerusalem's destruction.
Definition
or תְּחַפְנְחֵס; (Ezekiel 30:18), or תַּחְפְּנֵס; (Jeremiah 2:16), of Egyptian derivation; Tachpanches, Techaphneches or Tachpenes, a place in Egypt
Traditional renderings: Tahapanes, Tahpanhes, Tehaphnehes.
Traditional renderings: Tahapanes, Tahpanhes, Tehaphnehes.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
7 total
- Jeremiah 2:16וְתַחְפְּנֵס · and TahpanhesThe men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
- Jeremiah 43:7תַּחְפַּנְחֵֽס׃ס · TahpanhesSo they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
- Jeremiah 43:8בְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֖ס · at TahpanhesThen the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
- Jeremiah 43:9בְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑ס · at Tahpanhes“In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.
- Jeremiah 44:1וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣ס · TahpanhesThis is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
- Jeremiah 46:14וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑ס · and Tahpanhes“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
- Ezekiel 30:18וּבִֽתְחַפְנְחֵס֙ · in TahpanhesThe day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.