Tachan — H8465

Definition

masculine proper noun

Tachan, the name of two Israelites

1. Tahan = "camp"
2. an Ephraimite, son of Telah and progenitor of a family of Ephraim

Usually translated as

Tahan

Origin

probably from H2583; station

• Chânâh (H2583)

Occurrences

Tachan occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Numbers 26:35 — These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan (לְתַ֕חַן), the family of the Tahanites.
• 1 Chronicles 7:25 — And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan (וְתַ֥חַן) his son,