(Heb. Tach'an,
úִּçִï
, camp [Gesenius], or graciousness [Furst]), the name of two descendants of Ephraim.
1. (Sept.
ÔáíÜ÷
v.r.
Ôáíáú
v; Vulg. Thehen.) The head of one of the families of the Ephraimites at the end of the Exode (Num_26:35). B.C. ante 1618. SEE TAHANITE.
2. (Sept.
ÈáÝí
v.r.
ÈáÜí
; Vulg. Thaan.) Son of Telah and father of Laadan in the Palestinian lineage of Ephraim (1Ch_7:25). B.C. post 1618.