Bible Dictionary
Tahtim-hodshi
Tahtim-hodshi was a region visited by Joab during David’s census. Its location and the meaning of its name are uncertain; it was apparently east of the Jordan and north of Gilead.
Definition
Tahtim-hodshi was a region visited by Joab during David’s census. Its name and precise location are uncertain, but it appears to have been east of the Jordan and north of Gilead.
Biblical Usage
The region occurs in the itinerary of Joab’s census of Israel, between Gilead and another location in the northern part of the route.
Historical Background
The name has been interpreted as “the land of the newly inhabited,” and another proposed reading connects it with the Hittites of Kadesh. No identification is certain.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The land of the newly inhabited, (2 Sam. 24:6). It is conjectured that, instead of this word, the reading should be, “the Hittites of Kadesh,” the Hittite capital, on the Orontes. It was apparently some region east of the Jordan and north of Gilead.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ta-tim-hod'-shi.</p><p>See KADESH ON THE ORONTES.</p>