How to Pronounce Tirhakah

Tear-hah-KAH

Tirhakah is pronounced Tear-hah-KAH (təˈheɪkə): three syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: tuhr-HAY-kuh.

What does Tirhakah mean?

Tirhakah means “inquirer; examiner; dull observer”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Tirhakah?

Tirhakah was the king of Ethiopia who marched out to fight the Assyrians during Sennacherib's campaign against Judah. News that he had come out to fight prompted Sennacherib to send fresh threats to King Hezekiah (2 Kings 19:9, Isaiah 37:9).

Also pronounced

tuhr-HAY-kuh

Found in Scripture

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