Tahpenes (; תַּחְפְּנֵיס/תַּחְפְּנֵס ''Taḥpənēs'';

LXX The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond th ...

Θεκεμιμας ''Thekemimas'', or Θεχεμινας ''Thekheminas''; possibly derived from

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

'' tꜣ ḥmt nswt'', meaning ''the wife of the king'',

Late Egyptian Late Egyptian is the stage of the Egyptian language that was written by the time of the New Kingdom of Egypt around 1350 BC (the Amarna Period). Texts written wholly in Late Egyptian date to the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt and later. Late Egyptian ...

pronunciation: /taʔ ˈħiːmə ʔənˈsiːʔ/) was an

queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

mentioned in the

First Book of Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the books ...

. She appeared in 1 Kings 11:19–20, where the Egyptian

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: '' pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the ...

awarded

Hadad the Edomite Hadad the Edomite is a character mentioned in the First Book of Kings who was an adversary of King Solomon after Solomon turned to idols. Some scholars believe the text should read Hadad the Aramean. According to the account in 1 Kings, Hadad wa ...

with Tahpenes' sister in marriage. Tahpenes weaned the son of Hadad and her sister - Genubath, who was also raised in the pharaoh's household. Tahpenes also references a location, likely a city in ancient Egypt. In this context, Tahpenes is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah 2:16.

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Ancient Egyptian queens consort Books of Kings people Women in the Hebrew Bible Egypt in the Hebrew Bible {{Tanakh-stub