What does תְּחִנָּה (tĕḥināh) mean in the Bible?
תְּחִנָּה (tĕḥināh): Entreaty made effective by appealing to another's graciousness; supplication that seeks favor through grace
Hebrew · H8467
תְּחִנָּה
Graciousness ; causatively, entreaty
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תְּחִנָּה H8467
Pronunciation tĕḥināh
What does תְּחִנָּה (tĕḥināh) mean in the Bible?
תְּחִנָּה (tĕḥināh): Entreaty made effective by appealing to another's graciousness; supplication that seeks favor through grace
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8467?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and petition (3), my petition (2), plea (2), their plea (2), [of] (1).
Where does תְּחִנָּה (tĕḥināh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 11:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (9), 2 Chronicles (5), Jeremiah (5), Psalms (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and petition 3× 1 Kings 8:49, 1 Kings 8:54, 1 Kings 9:3
my petition 2× Jeremiah 38:26, Daniel 9:20
plea 2× 1 Kings 8:28, 2 Chronicles 6:19
their plea 2× 1 Kings 8:45, 2 Chronicles 6:35
[of] 1× 1 Kings 8:52
and pleas 1× 2 Chronicles 6:39
grace 1× Ezra 9:8
his petition 1× 2 Chronicles 33:13
May my petition 1× Jeremiah 37:20
May my plea 1× Psalms 119:170
May our petition 1× Jeremiah 42:2
mercy 1× Joshua 11:20
my cry for mercy 1× Psalms 6:9
my plea 1× Psalms 55:1
or petition 1× 1 Kings 8:38
or plea 1× 2 Chronicles 6:29
the plea 1× 1 Kings 8:30
the pleas 1× 1 Kings 8:52
their petition 1× Jeremiah 36:7
your petition 1× Jeremiah 42:9
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 11:20 תְּחִנָּ֑ה to mercy Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 8:28 תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ to plea Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 8:30 תְּחִנַּ֤ת to the plea Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 8:38 תְּחִנָּ֗ה to or petition Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 8:45 תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם to their plea Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1 Kings 8:49 תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם to and petition Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1 Kings 8:52 תְּחִנַּ֣ת to the pleas Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 8:52 תְּחִנַּ֖ת to [of] Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 8:54 וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה to and petition Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 9:3 תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮ to and petition Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 11:20
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 7
Joshua 1 1 Kings 9 2 Chronicles 5 Ezra 1 Psalms 3 Jeremiah 5 Daniel 1
Source forms
תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם 3x tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:35
תְּחִנָּ֗ה 2x tə·ḥin·nāh 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29
תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ 2x tə·ḥin·nā·ṯōw 1 Kings 8:28, 2 Chronicles 6:19
וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה 1x wə·hat·tə·ḥin·nāh 1 Kings 8:54
מִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃ 1x mit·tə·ḥin·nā·ṯî Psalms 55:1
תְחִנָּ֜ה 1x ṯə·ḥin·nāh Ezra 9:8
תְּחִנָּ֑ה 1x tə·ḥin·nāh Joshua 11:20
תְּחִנַּ֤ת 1x tə·ḥin·naṯ 1 Kings 8:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 5x Psalms 6:9, Psalms 119:170, Jeremiah 37:20, Jeremiah 38:26
Noun - feminine singular 4x Joshua 11:20, 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Ezra 9:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 4x 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:35, Jeremiah 36:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x 1 Kings 8:30, 1 Kings 8:52
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x 1 Kings 8:28, 2 Chronicles 6:19, 2 Chronicles 33:13
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Kings 8:54
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 6:39
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Jeremiah 42:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Entreaty made effective by appealing to another's graciousness; supplication that seeks favor through grace
Source Gloss
graciousness ; causatively, entreaty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Entreaty made effective by appealing to another's graciousness; supplication that seeks favor through grace
graciousness; causatively, entreaty BDB: favour Usage: favour, grace, supplication.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain