Tahpenes (/ˈtɑːpəniːz, tɑːˈpiːniːz/;[1] תַּחְפְּנֵיס/תַּחְפְּנֵס Taḥpənēs; LXX Θεκεμιμας Thekemimas, or Θεχεμινας Thekheminas; possibly derived from Egyptian tꜣ ḥmt nswt, meaning the wife of the king, Late Egyptian pronunciation: /taʔ ˈħiːmə ʔənˈsiːʔ/) was an Egyptian queen mentioned in the First Book of Kings. She appeared in 1 Kings 11:19–20, where the Egyptian pharaoh awarded Hadad the Edomite with Tahpenes' sister in marriage. Tahpenes weaned the son of Hadad and her sister - Genubath, who was also raised in the pharaoh's household.[2][3]

Tahpenes also references a location, likely a city in ancient Egypt. In this context, Tahpenes is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah 2:16.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Orr, James, ed. (1915). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance. p. 2903.
  2. ↑ B. Grdseloff, Annales du Service des Antiquités d’Égypte, XLVII (1947), 211-216
  3. ↑ "Tahpenes". BiblicalTraining.
  4. ↑ Jastrow, Marcus (1996). Dictionary of the Targumim, Talmud Babli, Yerushalmi, and Midrashic Literature. The Judaica Press, Inc. ISBN 1932443207.
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