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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תְּחִנָּהH8467
Pronunciationtĕḥināh
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 Itand petition3×1 Kings 8:49, 1 Kings 8:54, 1 Kings 9:3
my petition2×Jeremiah 38:26, Daniel 9:20
plea2×1 Kings 8:28, 2 Chronicles 6:19
their plea2×1 Kings 8:45, 2 Chronicles 6:35
[of]1×1 Kings 8:52
and pleas1×2 Chronicles 6:39
grace1×Ezra 9:8
his petition1×2 Chronicles 33:13
May my petition1×Jeremiah 37:20
May my plea1×Psalms 119:170
May our petition1×Jeremiah 42:2
mercy1×Joshua 11:20
my cry for mercy1×Psalms 6:9
my plea1×Psalms 55:1
or petition1×1 Kings 8:38
or plea1×2 Chronicles 6:29
the plea1×1 Kings 8:30
the pleas1×1 Kings 8:52
their petition1×Jeremiah 36:7
your petition1×Jeremiah 42:9
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 11:20תְּחִנָּ֑הtomercyNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 8:28תְּחִנָּת֖וֹtopleaNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1 Kings 8:30תְּחִנַּ֤תtothe pleaNoun - feminine singular construct1 Kings 8:38תְּחִנָּ֗הtoor petitionNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 8:45תְּחִנָּתָ֑םtotheir pleaNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1 Kings 8:49תְּחִנָּתָ֑םtoand petitionNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1 Kings 8:52תְּחִנַּ֣תtothe pleasNoun - feminine singular construct1 Kings 8:52תְּחִנַּ֖תto[of]Noun - feminine singular construct1 Kings 8:54וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הtoand petitionConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 9:3תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮toand petitionNoun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJoshua 11:20
Aligned rows25
Books represented7
Joshua11 Kings92 Chronicles5Ezra1Psalms3Jeremiah5Daniel1
Source forms
תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם3xtə·ḥin·nā·ṯām1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:35
תְּחִנָּ֗ה2xtə·ḥin·nāh1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29
תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ2xtə·ḥin·nā·ṯōw1 Kings 8:28, 2 Chronicles 6:19
וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה1xwə·hat·tə·ḥin·nāh1 Kings 8:54
מִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃1xmit·tə·ḥin·nā·ṯîPsalms 55:1
תְחִנָּ֜ה1xṯə·ḥin·nāhEzra 9:8
תְּחִנָּ֑ה1xtə·ḥin·nāhJoshua 11:20
תְּחִנַּ֤ת1xtə·ḥin·naṯ1 Kings 8:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular5xPsalms 6:9, Psalms 119:170, Jeremiah 37:20, Jeremiah 38:26
Noun - feminine singular4xJoshua 11:20, 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Ezra 9:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural4x1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:35, Jeremiah 36:7
Noun - feminine singular construct3x1 Kings 8:30, 1 Kings 8:52
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular3x1 Kings 8:28, 2 Chronicles 6:19, 2 Chronicles 33:13
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Kings 8:54
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 6:39
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural1xJeremiah 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 definitionSource: 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.