What does תַּנְחוּם (tanĕḥûm) mean in the Bible?
תַּנְחוּם (tanĕḥûm): Comfort rooted in empathetic response; often God's compassionate consolation toward the afflicted or bereaved
Hebrew · H8575
תַּנְחוּם
Compassion , solace
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תַּנְחוּם H8575
Pronunciation tanĕḥûm
What does תַּנְחוּם (tanĕḥûm) mean in the Bible?
תַּנְחוּם (tanĕḥûm): Comfort rooted in empathetic response; often God's compassionate consolation toward the afflicted or bereaved
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How does the BSB render H8575?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Are the consolations (1), at her comforting (1), of consolation (1), Your consolation (1), your consolation [to me] (1).
Where does תַּנְחוּם (tanĕḥûm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 15:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Psalms (1).
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 Are the consolations 1× Job 15:11
at her comforting 1× Isaiah 66:11
of consolation 1× Jeremiah 16:7
Your consolation 1× Psalms 94:19
your consolation [to me] 1× Job 21:2
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Job 15:11 תַּנְחֻמ֣וֹת to Are the consolations Noun - masculine plural construct Job 21:2 תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ to your consolation [to me] Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Psalms 94:19 תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ to Your consolation Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Isaiah 66:11 תַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָ to at her comforting Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Jeremiah 16:7 תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים to of consolation Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 15:11
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Job 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ 1x tan·ḥū·me·ḵā Psalms 94:19
תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים 1x tan·ḥū·mîm Jeremiah 16:7
תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ 1x tan·ḥū·mō·ṯê·ḵem Job 21:2
תַּנְחֻמ֣וֹת 1x tan·ḥu·mō·wṯ Job 15:11
תַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָ 1x tan·ḥu·me·hā Isaiah 66:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 16:7
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Job 15:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Job 21:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 94:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 66:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Comfort rooted in empathetic response; often God's compassionate consolation toward the afflicted or bereaved
Source Gloss
compassion , solace
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Comfort rooted in empathetic response; often God's compassionate consolation toward the afflicted or bereaved
compassion, solace BDB: consolation Usage: comfort, consolation.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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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