Lexical Definition
תַּחְפְּנֵיס Tachpᵉnêyç (takh-pen-ace') Tahpenes N:N-F-P
of Egyptian derivation
Tahpenes.
- § Tahpenes = "wife of the king"
- Tachpenes, an Egyptian woman
1) an Egyptian queen in the times of David and Solomon
Brown-Driver-Briggs
תַּחְפְּנֵיס proper name, feminine Egyptian queen; — 1Kgs 11:19; 1Kgs 11:20, נֵס- v1Kgs 11:20 Θεκ[χ]εμεινα.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 11:19 · 11:20 |
Profile
Female • Egyptian woman • Egyptian queen who raised Hadad the Edomite
Woman living at the time of United Monarchy
Tahpenes was the queen of Egypt who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite.
- A woman of the Egyptians living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.19;
- only referred to as Tahpenes תַּחְפְּנֵיס;
- wife of Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה;
- mother of daughter_of_Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה.
Tahpenes is mentioned in 1 Kings 11:19-20 as the queen of Egypt during the time when Hadad the Edomite fled there to escape from King Solomon. Pharaoh gave Hadad his sister-in-law, the sister of Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. Queen Tahpenes raised Hadad's son Genubath in Pharaoh's palace among the princes of Egypt. No other details are provided about Tahpenes' life or reign as queen. Her actions in arranging the marriage and raising Genubath show the favor Hadad found with the Egyptian royal family.
All entries for Tahpenes: תַּחְפְּנֵיס
Related Profiles:
- father_of_Tahpenes (father)
- Pharaoh (spouse)
- sister_of_Tahpenes (sibling)
- daughter_of_Pharaoh (child)