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Tachmonite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2453

חַכְמוֹנִי

chakh.mo.ni — Hachmonite

Someone descended from Hachmon or Tahchemon(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.8; also called Tahchemonite (KJV: Tachmonite; NIV: Tahkemonite) at 2Sa.23.8; Also named: tach.ke.mo.ni (תַּחְכְּמֹנִי "Tahchemonite" H8461) § Hachmoni or Hachmonite = "wise" 1) father of one of David's mighty warriors 2) father of the tutor of David's sons n patr m 3) the family of one of David's servants

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8461

תַּחְכְּמֹנִי

tach.ke.mo.ni — Tahchemonite

Someone descended from Hachmon or Tahchemon(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.8; also called Tahchemonite (KJV: Tachmonite; NIV: Tahkemonite) at 2Sa.23.8; Group of chakh.mo.ni (חַכְמוֹנִי "Hachmonite" H2453) § Tachmonite = "thou will make me wise" descriptive designation of Josheb-basshebeth, one of David's mighty warriors

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Historical dictionary entry

=Hach’monite, a name given to Jashobeam (2 Sam. 23:8; comp. 1 Chr. 11:11).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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