תַּנְחוּם
tanchûwm · tan-khoom'
compassion, solace
Lexicon
Derivation: or תַּנְחֻם; and (feminine) תַּנְחוּמָה; from H5162 (נָחַם);
compassion, solace
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: comfort, consolation.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the seed, life continuing › to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The mark, the covenant sign of the seed, life continuing that works to separate and protect that works to fasten and establish of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּנְחוּם 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- are the consolations1 · 20%
- and let this be your consolations1 · 20%
- me thy comforts1 · 20%
- of her consolations1 · 20%
- of consolation1 · 20%
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.