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Tirhakah
inquirer; examiner; dull observer
תִּרְהָקָה tir.ha.qah
Tirhakah (Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, tir.ha.qah) means “inquirer; examiner; dull observer”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Adrammelech.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Tirhakah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
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 | 2 Kings 19:9 |
| Last appears | Isaiah 37:9 |
| Cross-references | 21 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Sharezer co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Sharezer.
- Adrammelech co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Adrammelech.
- Esarhaddon co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Esarhaddon.
- Hezekiah co-occurrence Appears with Hezekiah in 2 Kings 19.
- Shebna co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shebna.
- Eliakim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Eliakim.
- Amoz co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Amoz.
- Rabshakeh co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Rabshakeh.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.9
§ Tirhakah = "he searched out the pious: he searched out the waiter"
king of Ethiopia and Egypt in the time of Sennacherib
Tirhakah, the king of Cush (Ethiopia), opposed Sennacherib's invasion of Judah during the reign of King Hezekiah.
The biblical story
Tirhakah, also known as Taharqa, was the king of Cush (Ethiopia) who opposed the Assyrian king Sennacherib during his invasion of Judah (2Ki.19.9; Isa.37.9). He is mentioned as coming to the aid of King Hezekiah, who was under attack by Sennacherib. Tirhakah was the fourth pharaoh of the Twenty-Fifth (Ethiopian) Dynasty of Egypt, ruling from approximately 690 to 664 BC. There is a chronological difficulty in the biblical account, as the events described are believed to have taken place around 701 BC, before Tirhakah's ascension to the throne. Some scholars suggest that Tirhakah may have been acting as a military commander under his predecessor, Pharaoh Shabaka, or that the biblical authors may have combined accounts of two separate campaigns by Sennacherib. Assyrian records also mention Tirhakah's conflict with the Assyrians. Tirhakah's successful opposition to Assyria is recorded on the walls of a temple at Medinet Habu in Egypt.
Key verses
Tirhakah appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
2 Kings 19:9 -
And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
Isaiah 37:9
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2 Kings (1)
- 2 Kings 19:9
Isaiah (1)
- Isaiah 37:9