HebrewH8407Proper Noun (Masculine)

תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶר

tig.lat pil.e.ser

6Occurrences
H8407Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Tiglath-Pileser or Tilgath-pilneser, an Assyryrian king

or תִּגְלַת פְּלֶסֶר; or תִּלְגַּת פִּלְנְאֶסֶר or תִּלְגַּת פִּלְנֶסֶר; of foreign derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at § Tiglath-pileser or Tilgath-pilneser = "thou will uncover the wonderful bond" an Assyrian king who attacked Samaria or northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Pekah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶר appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
3
1 Chronicles
2
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 5:6BSB

and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

1 Chronicles 5:26BSB

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.

2 Chronicles 28:20BSB

Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

2 Kings 15:29BSB

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

2 Kings 16:7BSB

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

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