Keraia
People

Tahan

Tahan was a son of Ephraim and the ancestor of the Tahanites clan.

The name Tahan means “beseeching; merciful”

MaleTribe of EphraimEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A man from the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Numbers 26:35; referred to as Tahan (תַּ֫חַן) or Tahanite (תַּחֲנִי); son of Ephraim; a brother of Shuthelah, Becher, Ezer, Elead and Beriah.

Glossary entries

Tahanite Tahan

Family members

Father

Ephraim

Siblings

Becher Beriah Elead Ezer Shuthelah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Numbers 26:35
    These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.