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Tanhumeth
Holman Bible Dictionary
(tan hyoo' mehth) Personal name meaning, “comforting.” Father of Seraiah, a captain of forces remaining with Gedaliah in Judah following the deportation of Babylon (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8 ). A Lachish stamp witnesses to the name as does an Arad inscription.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tanhumeth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/t/tanhumeth.html. 1991.