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TAANACH
The meaning of Taanach is "Who humbles thee, who answers thee" n ancient royal city of the Canaanites, on the south-western border of the plain of Esdraelon, 4 miles south of Megiddo. Its king was conquered by (Joshua 12:21). It was assigned to the Levites of the family of Kohath (Joshua 17:11-18) (Joshua 21:25 )
Taanath Shiloh
The meaning of Taanath Shiloh is "Opportune Retreat; to encounter opportunely" A town on the border of the territory of Ephraim named between Michmethath and Janoah (Joshua 16:6).
TaBALIAH (TEBALIAH)
The meaning of Tabaliah is "" Tabaliah is listed as the third of four sons of Hosah the Merarite. Tabaliah's brother Shimri was not the first-born but was given the status of first-born son for undisclosed reasons (which reminds of Judah's acquisition of that same station) (1 Chronicles 26:11).
TABBATH
The meaning of Tabbath is "Good, goodness" A town in the tribe of Ephraim (Judges 7:22), to the south of Bethshean, near the Jordan.
TABBAOTH
The meaning of Tabbaoth is "Seal or Signature" The patriarch of a family of Nethinim (temple servants) of which an untold number of members returned to Judah from the exile in Babylon (Ezra 2:43) (Nehemiah 7:46).
TABEeL
The meaning of Tabeel is "Good God"
- a Persian governor of Samaria, who joined others in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7).
- The father of the man whom the kings of Israel and Damascus planned to place upon the throne of Judah (Isaiah 7:6).
TABERAH
The meaning of Taberahis "burning" A place in the wilderness of Paran, where the "fire of the Lord" consumed the murmuring Israelites (Numbers 11:3) (Deuteronomy 9:22).
TABITHA
The meaning of Tabitha is "Gracious" Tabitha, called Dorcas in Greek, was known for her good works and acts of charity. She was a generous person who sewed for others and gave to the needy. She was probably a widow. She was also called a disciple of Jesus, that is, a follower, one who learned from him, part of the inner circle in the early church (Acts 9:36) (Acts 9:40).
TABOR
The meaning of Tabor is "Pinnacle, Height" Tabor is in the far east of the Jezreel Valley (otherwise known as the Valley of the Armageddon) in the Lower Galilee region of northern Israel (Joshua 19:22) (1 Samuel 10:3).
TABRIMmON (TABRIMON )
The meaning of Tabrimmon is "Rimmon is good" Father of Benhadad, a king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18)
TADMOR
The meaning of Tadmor is "is: The palm-tree, bitterness" A city built by Solomon in the wilderness (2 Chronicles 8:4)
TAHAN
The meaning of Tahan is "Merciful"
- The head of one of the families of the tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 26:35).
- The son of Telah and father of Ladan, also of the tribe of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:25).
tahash
The meaning of Tahash is "leather or skin" A son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah (Genesis 22:24).
TAHATH
The meaning of Tahath is "Fear, going down"
- Tahath the town was one of the stations of Israel during the desert years. This Tahath was situated between Makheloth and Terah (Numbers 33:25-27).
- A Kohathite Levite, son of Assir and father of Zephaniah (1 Chronicles 6:24) (1 Chronicles 7:20).
TAHPENES (TAHPAENES )
The meaning of Tahpenes is "Standard, flight, temptation" She appeared in , where The Egyptian pharaoh awarded Hadad the Edomite with Tahpenes' sister in marriage (1 Kings 11:18–20). Tahpenes weaned the son of Hadad and her sister - Genubath, who was also raised in the pharaoh's household.
TAHREA
The meaning of Tahrea is "Anger, wicked contention" Son of Micah, a descendant of Gibeon (1 Chronicles 9:41)
TALMAI
The meaning of Talmai is "abounding in furrows" Talmai, Ahiman and Sheshai were Nephilim, three giant sons of Anak whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron (Numbers 13:22) when they went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out and slain (Joshua 15:14) (Judges 1:10).
TAMAR
The meaning of Tamar is "Innocent, Honest, Naive" She is the daughter-in-law of Judah, who acquires her for his firstborn son, Er (Genesis 38:7). Judah, the fourth-born son of Jacob (Israel), had left his father and brothers and married a Canaanite woman named Shua. When their oldest son Er came of age, Judah and Shua found him a wife named Tamar (Genesis 38:6).
TAMMUZ
The meaning of Tammuz is "or Tamuz" Tammuz is the month of the sin of the golden calf (Ezekiel 8:14), which resulted in Moses breaking the tablets of the Ten Commandments. It is a month of 29 days, which occurs on the Gregorian calendar around June–July.
TANHUMETH
The meaning of Tanhumeth is "Consolation, repentance" One of those who were left in Judah by Nebuchadnezzar under the governorship of Gedallah (2 Kings 25:23) (Jeremiah 40:8).
TAPHATH
The meaning of Taphath is "Distillation, drop" Taphath was a daughter of King Solomon who married Ben-Abinadab. Taphath's husband was one of the 12 district officers overseeing the land of Israel for Solomon (1 Kings 4:11).
TAPPUAH
The meaning of Tappuah is "apple"
- A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain byJoshua (Joshua 12:17). It is named between Beth-el and Hepher, and may possibly be identical with the city named in (Joshua 16:8)
- A city in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:34). It is named between Engannim and Enam in a group of cities that lay in the Northwest of the territory of Judah.
- The land adjoining the town, belonged to Manasseh, but the town itself belonged to Ephraim (Joshua 17:8).
TARALAH
The meaning of Taralah is "Searching out slander, or strength" A town in the territory of Benjamin named between Irpeel and Zelah (Joshua 18:27).
TAREA
The meaning of Tarea is "Howling, doing evil" A descendant of Saul mentioned in a genealogy of Benjamin, son of Micah (1 Chronicles 8:35).
TARSHISH
The meaning of Tarshish is "the sea coast" Tarshish is placed on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea by several biblical passages, and more precisely: west of Israel. It is described as a source of various metals: "beaten silver is brought from Tarshish" (Jeremiah 10:9), and the Phoenicians of Tyre brought from there silver, iron, tin and lead (Ezekiel 27:12).
TARSUS
The meaning of Tarsus is "Winged, feathered" Tarsus was the city where, according to the Acts of the Apostles, "Saul of Tarsus" was born although he was "brought up" (Acts 9:11) in Jerusalem. Paul was a Roman citizen (Acts 21:39) (Acts 22:25–29) "from Tarsus in Cilicia
TARTAK
The meaning of Tartak is "Chained, bound, shut up" one of the gods of the Avite or Avvite colonists of Samaria. (2 Kings 17:31) According to rabbinical tradition, Tartak is said to have been worshipped under the form of an ass.
Tattenai
The meaning of Tattenai is "dispenser of gifts; overseer of gifts; gift; reward; rewarder" A Persian governor of the province west of the Euphrates River during the time of Zerubbabel and the reign of Darius I (Ezra 5:3). He is best known for questioning King Darius in regard to the rebuilding of a temple for the Lord, God of Israel. He was generally friendly to the Jews (Ezra 5:6).
TEBAH
The meaning of Tebah is "is: Murder, butchery, guarding of the body, a cook" A son of Nahor, by his concubine Reumah, the brother of Abraham (Genesis 22:24).
TEBETH
The meaning of Tebeth is "Good, goodness" The name of the month in which Esther was taken to the palace of king Ahasuerus of Persia, to replace the deposed queen Vashti (Esther 2:16)
TEHINNAH
The meaning of Tehinnah is "Entreaty, a favor" The father of the city Nahash" (1 Chronicles 4:12).
TEKEL
The meaning of Tekel is "shekel in weight as well as to weigh; To balance" the writing on the wall, interpreted by Daniel to mean that God had weighed Belshazzar and his kingdom, had found them wanting, and would destroy them. (Daniel 5:27)
TEKOA
The meaning of Tekoa is "Trumpet, that is confirmed" Tekoa was situated to the south of Jerusalem, on the border of the Judean Desert close to Bethlehem. The midrash includes the wise woman from Tekoa among the twenty-three truly upright and righteous women who came out of Israel (2 Samuel 14:9). The wilderness of Tekoa is mentioned (2 Chronicles 20:20) as the extreme edge of the inhabited area; here Jehoshaphat took counsel before advancing into the wilderness of Judea to confront the Ammonites and Moabites.
TEL AvIv
The meaning of Tel Aviv is "the hill of Spring" An unidentified tell ("hill city") on the Kebar Canal, near Nippur in what is now Iraq (Ezekiel 3:15).
TELAH
The meaning of Telah is "Moistening, greenness" A descendant of Ephraim, and ancestor of Joshua. (1 Chronicles 7:25)
TELASSAR
The meaning of Telassar is "taking away; heaping up" Tel-assar was a place inhabited by "the people of Eden" and is mentioned along with Gozan and Haran, which are in northern Mesopotamia, and Rezeph (2 Kings 19:12) (Isaiah 37:12).
TELEM
The meaning of Telem is "Their dew, their shadow"
- One of three "porters" who had married foreign wives
- One of the towns located in the southern end of the territory allotted to Judah (Joshua 15:23-25).
TELHARShA
The meaning of Tel-harsha is "Mound Of The Craftsman's Work, Mound Of Carvings" A Babylonian town or village from which Jews who could not show their lineage returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:59) (Nehemiah 7:61).
TEL-MELAH
The meaning of Tel-melah is "Heap of salt" A Babylonian town mentioned in (Ezra 2:59) (Nehemiah 7:61) with Tel-harsha and Cherub. It possibly lay on the low salt tract near the Persian Gulf.
TEMA
The meaning of Tema is "Admiration, perfection, consummation" The name of a son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15) (1 Chronicles 1:30), of the tribe descended from him (Jeremiah 25:23), and of the place where they dwelt (Job 6:19) (Isaiah 21:14).
TEMAN
The meaning of Teman is "on the right," i.e. "south" Teman is referred to a son of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son (Genesis 36:11) (Genesis 36:15).
TERAH
The meaning of Terah is "To breathe, scent, blow" Terah is known in the Bible as the father of Abram (known later as Abraham), who in turn received the covenant promise of God (Luke 3:34). Terah was the son of Nahor, who was of Noah’s son’s Shem’s line. Nahor fathered Terah at the young age of 29 years (Genesis 11:24), but Terah was 70 years old before his three sons, Abram, Nahor, and Haran, were born
TERAPHIM
The meaning of Teraphim is "disgraceful things; idolsl household god(s)"
TERTIUS
The meaning of Tertius is "" In (Romans 16:22) Tertius “who wrote this letter” greets the readers. Paul is the author of the letter, but Tertius is the scribe or amanuensis who did the actual writing.
TERTULLUS
The meaning of Y is "" Tertullus was a lawyer, who was employed by the Jews to state their case against Paul in the presence of Felix (Acts 24:1-9). The charges he raised against the apostle were "First, that he created disturbances among the Romans throughout the empire, an offence against the Roman government. Secondly, that he was a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
TETRARCH
The meaning of Tetrarch is "a ruler of a province" The ruler over the fourth part of a province. Herod and Phasael, the sons of Antipater, were the first tetrarchs in Palestine (Matthew 14:1) (Luke 3:1) (Luke 3:1).
Thaddaeus (Thaddeus)
The meaning of Thaddaeus is "Valiant; Wise" Jude Thaddaeus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ (Matthew 10:2-4). He was present at the Last Supper, . and traveled preaching the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, Lybia, Beirut and Edessa (Mark 3:18).
THEBEZ
The meaning of Thebez is "brightness" A city in Mt. Ephraim which refused submission to Abimelech when he set up as king of Israel (Judges 9:50). A fragment of millstone descended and put an end to his turbulent career, causing the death of the Abimelech (2 Samuel 11:21).
THEOPHILUS
The meaning of Theophilus is "lover of God" Theophilus /θiˈɒfɪləs/ is the name or honorary title of the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed (Luke 1:3) (Acts 1:1). It is thought that both works were written by the same author, and often argued that the two books were originally a single unified work.
THESSALONICA
The meaning of Thessalonica is "Victory against the Thessalians" Thessalonica is a city on the Thermaic Gulf, which at the time of Paul was within the Roman Empire. Paul visited Thessalonica (Acts 17:1) and preached to the local population, winning converts who became a Christian community (Acts 17:11) (1 Thessalonians 2:1).
THEUDAS
The meaning of Theudas is "flowing with water" Theudas led his followers in a short-lived revolt. Theudas persuaded a great part of the people to take their effects with them, and follow him to the Jordan river; for he told them he was a prophet, and that he would, by his own command, divide the river, and afford them an easy passage over it (Acts 5:36).
THOMAS
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The meaning of Thomas is "twin" Thomas is famous for having doubted the Resurrection of Jesus and for demanding physical proof of the wounds of Christ's Crucifixion. The phrase “doubting Thomas” was coined for his lack of faith (John 20:19–29). His devotion to Jesus is clearly expressed in (John 11:5–16). when Jesus planned to return to Judaea, the disciples warned him of the Jews (John 11:5–16).
THUMMIM
The meaning of Thummim is "severity" The Urim and the Thummim where they are named for inclusion on the breastplate to be worn by Aaron in the holy place (Exodus 28:30).
THYATIRA (THYATEIRA)
The meaning of Thyatira is "daughter" Thyatira (also Thyateira) was the name of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, now the modern Turkish city of Akhisar. In early Christian times, Thyateira was home to a significant Christian church, mentioned as one of the seven Churches of the Book of Revelation (Revelation 1:11) (Revelation 2:18).The Apostle Paul and Silas might have visited Thyateira during Paul's second or third journey, Paul and Silas stayed with a woman named Lydia from Thyateira, who continued to help them even after they were jailed and released (Acts 16:14).
TIBERIAS
The meaning of Tiberias is "Good vision, the navel" The city of Tiberias, on the Western shore of the Sea of Galilee (also known as the Sea of Tiberias) was named thus by Herod Antipas in Tiberius's honour (John 6:1). An important Jewish centre after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans.
TIBERIUS
The meaning of Tiberius is "" The 2nd Roman emperor; full name Tiberius Claudius Nero, and official name as emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus (Luke 3:1).
TIBNI
The meaning of Tibni is "man of straw" Tibni was a claimant to the throne of Israel and the son of Ginath (1 Kings 16:21).
TIDAL
The meaning of Tidal is "That breaks the yoke, knowledge of elevation" king of Goyim, possibly a Hittite king, was a monarch mentioned in (Genesis 14:1). Genesis describes Tidal as one of the four kings who fought Abraham in the Battle of Siddim (Genesis 14:9).
TIGLATH-PILESER
The meaning of Tiglath-Pileser is "my trust belongs to the son of Esarra" was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 745 BC to his death in 727. One of the most prominent and historically significant Assyrian kings (2 Kings 15:29) (2 Kings 16:10).
TIKVAH
The meaning of Tikvah is "Hope" Father of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah in the time of king Josiah of Judah (2 Kings 22:14)
TILON
The meaning of Tilon is "Murmuring" Tilon is one of the four sons of Shimon, whose family is reckoned in the genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:20)
TIMAEUS
The meaning of Timaeus is "contaminated; defiled; unclean; impure; polluted; infamous" The father of Bartimaeus(). Bartimeus is given as the name of a blind beggar, whose eyes Jesus Christ opened as He went out from Jericho on His last journey to Jerusalem (Mark 10:46).
TIMNAH (TIMNATH)
The meaning of Timnah is "Image, figure, enumeration" Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan (Judges 14:1-3) in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley (2 Chronicles 28:18)
TIMNATH (TIMNAH)
The meaning of Timnath is "Image, figure, enumeration" Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan (Judges 14:1-3) in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley (2 Chronicles 28:18)
TIMNATH-HERES (TIMNATH-sERES)
The meaning of Timnath-heres is "Territory Of The Sun" Timnath-heres is the town given by the Israelites to Joshua according to the Hebrew Bible. He requested it and the people gave it to him "at the order of the Lord". He built up the town and lived in it (Judges 2:9) (Joshua 19:49–50).
TIMON
The meaning of Timon is "Honorable, worthy" Timon was one of the seven deacons appointed by the Apostles (Acts 6:5) to minister to destitute Christian widows. Later, he was chosen bishop of the city of Bosra in Syria, where he led many to Christianity. He was thrown into a red-hot furnace and received the crown of martyrdom.
TIMOTHY (TIMOTHEUS )
The meaning of Timothy is "Honoured by God; Honouring God" Timothy was from the Lycaonian city of Lystra, or of Derbe. The Apostle Paul met him during his second missionary journey and he became Paul's companion and missionary partner along with Silas (Acts 16:1-3).
TIPHSAH
The meaning of Tiphsah is "Passage, leap, step, the passover" This marks the northern extremity of the dominions ruled by Solomon, Gaza being the limit on the South (1 Kings 4:24).
TIRAS
The meaning of Tiras is "corn" Tiras was the seventh and youngest son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2) (1 Chronicles 1:5)
TIRHAKAH
The meaning of Tirhakah is "Inquirer, examiner, dull observer" king of Ethiopia (Kush), who waged war against Sennacherib during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah (2 Kings 19:9) (Isaiah 37:9).
TIRIA
The meaning of Tiria is "To Seek Out" Son of Jehaleleel, of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:16)
TIRZAH (TIRZA )
The meaning of Tirzah is "delight; pleasantness" Tirzah is one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 26:33). After the death of their father, the five sisters went to Moses and asked him for hereditary rights (Numbers 27:1-11).
Tishbe
The meaning of Tishbe is "a dweller" Elijah was an Israelite prophet of God, the son of Savah, and hailed from the village of Tishbe (1 Kings 17:1) in the region of Gilead, to the west of the River Jordan. Hence his name 'the Tishbite'. He lived 816 years before the coming of Christ on earth (1 Kings 21:28).
TISHBITE
The meaning of Tishbite is "a dweller" Elijah was an Israelite prophet of God, the son of Savah, and hailed from the village of Tishbe (1 Kings 17:1) in the region of Gilead, to the west of the River Jordan. Hence his name 'the Tishbite'. He lived 816 years before the coming of Christ on earth (1 Kings 21:28).
TITUS
The meaning of Titus is "Pleasing" Titus was an early Christian missionary and church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle (Galatians 2:1). Early church tradition holds that Paul, after his release from his first imprisonment in Rome, stopped at the island of Crete to preach. Due to the needs of other churches, requiring his presence elsewhere, he ordained his disciple Titus as bishop of that island (Titus 1:3-5)
TOAH
The meaning of Toah is "Weapon, dart" A Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Samuel and Heman. (1 Chronicles 6:34)
TOB
The meaning of Tob is "goodness" Tob was the name of a place in ancient Israel. It is said to be the land to which Jephthah fled from his brothers (Judges 11:3).
TOB-ADONIJAH
The meaning of Tob-adonijah is "my good God" one of the Levites sent by Jehoshaphat through the cities of Judah to teach the law to the people. (2 Chronicles 17:8)
TOBIAH
The meaning of Tobiah is "pleasing to Jehovah; the servant" Tobiah was an Ammonite official who attempted to hinder Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 6:1), and took over the storerooms of the Temple for his own use (Nehemiah 13:3-5).
Tobijah
The meaning of Tobijah is "The Lord is good"
- A Levite sent by the pious and prosperous Judean king Jehoshaphat to teach the people of Judah from the “book of the law of the Lord” (2 Chronicles 17:7-9)
- One of the men who was memorialized for bringing back gifts of gold from Babylon to Jerusalem (Zechariah 6:10) (Zechariah 6:14)
TOGARMAH
The meaning of Togarmah is "Which is all bone" Togarmah is the third son of Gomer (Genesis 10:3), and grandson of Japheth, brother of Ashkenaz and Riphath. The name is again mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as a nation from the "far north" (Ezekiel 38:6)
TOHU
The meaning of Tohu is "emptiness" Elihu was Tohu's son, and Tohu was the son of Zuph from the family group of Ephraim (1 Samuel 1:1).
TOI
The meaning of Toi is "He Who Wanders" King Tou or Toi is the name of a king of Hamath, an ancient city located in Syria. He is referred to in (2 Samuel 8:9-10) as "Toi" and (1 Chronicles 18:9-10) as "Tou"
TOLA
The meaning of Tola is "Crimson worm; scarlet stuff." The son of Issachar (Genesis 46:13), Tola was one of the Judges of Israel (Judges 10:1-3). He judged Israel for 23 years after Abimelech died. He lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim, where he was also buried (1 Chronicles 7:2).
TOPHETH (TOPHET )
The meaning of Topheth is "place of burning" Topheth is a location in Jerusalem in the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna), where worshipers engaged in a ritual involving "passing a child through the fire", most likely child sacrifice (Jeremiah 7:31) (Jeremiah 19:13).
TRACONITIS (TRACHONITIS)
The meaning of Traconitis is "a rugged stony tract" A lava plateau located northeast of Palestine between Galilee and Damascus (referred to in the OT as the land of Bashan) (Luke 3:1).
TROAS
The meaning of Troas is "Penetrated" The chief city in the Northwest of Asia Minor, on the coast of Mysia in the Roman province of Asia. From here Paul sailed (Acts 16:8). Here, Paul raised Eutychus from the dead (Acts 20:5-12).
TROPHIMUS
The meaning of Trophimus is "Well educated, well brought up" Trophimus was a Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4). He was with Paul in Jerusalem, and the Jews, supposing that the apostle had brought him into the temple, raised a tumult which resulted in Paul's imprisonment (Acts 21:28-30).
TRYPHENA
The meaning of Tryphena is "Delicious, delicate" Tryphena and Tryphosa are Christian women briefly mentioned in which St. Paul writes: "Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa." (Romans 16:12)
TRYPHOSA
The meaning of Tryphosa is "Thrice shining" Tryphena and Tryphosa are Christian women briefly mentioned in which St. Paul writes: "Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa." (Romans 16:12)
TUBAL
The meaning of Tubal is "the earth; the world" Tubal was the name of a son of Japheth, son of Noah. He is known to be the father of the Caucasian Iberians (Genesis 10:2) (1 Chronicles 1:5).
TUBAL-CAIN
The meaning of Tubal-cain is "Cain's-Spices" A person known for being the first blacksmith. He is stated as the "forger of all instruments of bronze and iron". A descendant of Cain, he was the son of Lamech and Zillah (Genesis 4:22).
TYCHICUS
The meaning of Tychicus is "Casual, by chance" An Asiatic Christian who, with Trophimus (Acts 20:3-5), accompanied the Apostle Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem. He is also alluded to have been with Paul in Rome, where the apostle sent him to Ephesus, probably for the purpose of building up and encouraging the church there (Ephesians 6:21) (Colossians 4:7) (2 Timothy 4:12).
TYRANNUS
The meaning of Tyrannusis "A prince; one that reigns" Tyrannus was the owner of a lecture hall or school in Ephesus. He is mentioned only once in Scripture, in conjunction with Paul’s ministry in Ephesus during his third missionary journey (Acts 19:9).
TYRE (TYRUS)
The meaning of Tyrus is "Strength; rock; sharp" The fortified city of Tyre was allotted to the Tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:29). King Hiram I of Tyre allied himself with David and Solomon (2 Samuel 5:11) (1 Kings 5:1) (1 Chronicles 14:1) Hiram provided architects, workmen, cedar wood, and gold to build the royal palace in Jerusalem, as well as the Temple. Tyre is listed among an alliance of ten nations that would conspire against God's people (2 Chronicles 2:3). Tyre is listed among an alliance of ten nations that would conspire against God's people (Psalm 83:3-8). Tyre is mentioned in the Book of Isaiah as being forgotten for 70 years when her "fortress is destroyed" (Isaiah 23:1-3). Jesus visited the region or "coasts" of Tyre and Sidon (Matthew 15:21) (Mark 7:24) and from this region many came forth to hear him preaching, leading to the stark contrast in Matthew 11:21 (Mark 7:24) to his reception in Korazin and Bethsaida.