Strong H8465H8465Gתַּ֫חַן

Tahan

One of the 2 senses of Strong H8465

Transliteration
tachan
Pronunciation
takh'-an
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.35;
son of: Ephraim (H669);
brother of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H496) and Beriah (H1283H)
Also named: ta.cha.ni (תַּחֲנִי "Tahanite" H8470)

Meaning of the name

Tahan = "camp"

General definition

Probably from H2583; station;
{Tachan} the name of two Israelites: - Tahan.

In the biblical story

Tahan

Son of Ephraim, ancestor of the Tahanites clan

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

In the Bible

Strong H8465G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • tahan1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:35
    These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
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