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Tahash
Tahash
תַּ֫חַשׁ ta.chash
Tahash (Hebrew: תַּ֫חַשׁ, ta.chash) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at Genesis 22:24. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Buz.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Tahash
son of Abraham's
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 22:24 |
| Cross-references | 6 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Tebah co-occurrence Appears with Tebah in Genesis 22.
- Maacah co-occurrence Appears with Maacah in Genesis 22.
- Reumah co-occurrence Appears with Reumah in Genesis 22.
- Gaham co-occurrence Appears with Gaham in Genesis 22.
- Jidlaph co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jidlaph.
- Buz co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Buz.
- Chesed co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Chesed.
- Hazo co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Hazo.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208);
brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514) and Maacah (H4601);
half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044), Bethuel (H1328A)
§ Thahash = "dugong"
son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah and nephew of Abraham
Tahash was a son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his concubine Reumah.
The biblical story
Tahash is mentioned in Gen.22.24 as a son of Nahor and his concubine Reumah. Nahor was Abraham's brother, making Tahash Abraham's nephew. Tahash is listed along with his brothers Tebah, Gaham, and Maacah. No other details are provided about Tahash's life or descendants. As a son of Nahor, he was born in Mesopotamia, where Abraham and his family originated.
Key verses
Tahash appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Genesis 22:24
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 22:24