Given name

Tirhanah

“kindness”

Tirhanah is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewתרחנה

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Tirhanah means “kindness.”

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Where it comes from

Tirhanah is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb raham (רחם), “to love deeply.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Tirhanah appears in 1 Chronicles 2:48.

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See also 6

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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