Tanhumeth
the name means Consolation Easton's Bible Dictionary
Tanhumeth the Netophathite was one of the leaders who supported Gedaliah's governorship after Jerusalem's fall.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Consolation, a Netophathite; one of the captains who supported Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jer. 40:8).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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First named at 2 Kings 25:23.
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Verses that name Tanhumeth
- 2 Kings 25:23 When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
- Jeremiah 40:8 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.