The meaning of “תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר”
Understanding Tiglath Pilʼeçer reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תִּגְלַת פְּלֶסֶר Tiglath Pᵉleçer (tig-lath pel-eh-ser); or תִּלְגַּת פִּלְנְאֶסֶר Tilgath Pilnᵉʼeçer (til-gath' pil-...
תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר
or תִּגְלַת פְּלֶסֶר Tiglath Pᵉleçer (tig-lath pel-eh-ser); or תִּלְגַּת פִּלְנְאֶסֶר Tilgath Pilnᵉʼeçer (til-gath' pil-neh-eh'-ser) or תִּלְגַּת פִּלְנֶסֶר Tilgath Pilneçer (til-gath' pil-neh'-ser); of foreign derivation Tiglath-pileser, Tilgath-pilneser. - § Tiglath-pileser or Tilgath-pilneser = "thou will uncover the wonderful bond" - Tiglath-Pileser or Tilgath-pilneser, an Assyryrian king 1) an Assyrian king who attacked Samaria or northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Pekah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 16:7 | “So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.” Word: תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiglath Pilʼeçer) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:26 | “And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. ” Word: תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiglath Pilʼeçer) | |
| 2 Chronicles 28:20 | “And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.” Word: תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר (Tiglath Pilʼeçer) |