תַּחְפְּנֵיס
Tachpᵉnêyç · takh-pen-ace'
Tachpenes, an Egyptian woman
Lexicon
Derivation: of Egyptian derivation;
Tachpenes, an Egyptian woman
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tahpenes.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works › to support and uphold
The mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect that works to speak, the word of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works that works to support and uphold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּחְפְּנֵיס above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of tahpenes2 · 67%
- whom tahpenes1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.