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TARTAN, Tharthan, Thanathan, or Thathanai, an Officer of King Sennacherib, who was sent with Rabshakeh on a Message to King Hezekiah.1 The Name Thanathan may signify one that presides over the Presents or Tributes.
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2 Kings xviii. 17. תרתןTartan, Ezra v. 3, 6. vi. 6. 13. תתניTathanai. Ita & Isai. xx. 1. 70. Ταναθὰν. ↩
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